Spokane climate — normals and trends
Spokane (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 577 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Spokane averages 115 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Spokane has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 132 to 98 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 29 June 2021) and the coldest -31.4 °C (on 30 December 1968).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
SpokaneWashington
- coords
- 47.66°, -117.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
4.0°C
Annual rainfall
577mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
115 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
105.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
0.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.5 °C
29 June 2021
Coldest day
-31.4 °C
30 December 1968
Wettest day
41 mm
12 April 1944
Windiest day
49.0 km/h
17 December 2025
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
17 December 2025
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
29 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-36.7 °C
30 December 1968
Snowiest day
25.1 cm
18 December 1951
Sunniest day
15.8 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 44 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | -2.4 °C | 68 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 83 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 3 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 7 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 58 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 8.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 74 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 110 mm | +30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Spokane?
Spokane has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 577 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Spokane?
The hottest day measured in Spokane between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2021, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Spokane?
The coldest day measured in Spokane between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1968, at -31.4 °C.
Does it snow in Spokane?
Yes. Spokane gets on average 105.3 cm of snow per year and has around 115 frost days.
Has the climate of Spokane warmed?
Yes: Spokane warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Spokane?
The wettest day measured in Spokane between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1944, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Spokane?
The windiest day measured in Spokane between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2025, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Spokane?
The warmest month in Spokane is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Spokane?
Spokane receives on average 577 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Spokane?
Spokane gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Spokane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Spokane between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1951, with 25.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Spokane?
Yes: Spokane has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Spokane?
In Spokane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 29 June 2021, and the lowest was -36.7 °C on 30 December 1968.
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