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Monthly climate in Priest River, Idaho, United States

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Priest River features a humid continental climate (Dsb). Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 779 mm (30.7 inches) and receives 123 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Priest River enjoys an average of 2856 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 24 minutes to 15 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Priest River, Idaho, United States §

The warmest months in Priest River are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 23 °C (64 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to -1 °C (27 - 31 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Priest River experiences 63 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 120 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Priest River, Idaho, United States. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(58°F)
Mean maximum 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average high 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(35°F)
Daily mean -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Average low -4°C
(25°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Mean minimum -14°C
(6°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)
Minimum -20°C
(-3°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Priest River, Idaho, United States §

Priest River usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 102 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Priest River are June, July and August. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Priest River, Idaho, United States. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 101 (4.0) 86 (3.4) 76 (3.0) 74 (2.9) 55 (2.2) 32 (1.2) 7 (0.3) 22 (0.9) 44 (1.7) 77 (3.0) 96 (3.8) 109 (4.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 14 14 13 9 7 1 3 6 11 15 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Priest River, Idaho, United States §

The sunniest months in Priest River are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 12 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Priest River: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Priest River, Idaho, United States. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 83 143 207 257 330 356 412 354 277 218 117 98
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 51m 10h 13m 11h 57m 13h 42m 15h 13m 15h 59m 15h 33m 14h 12m 12h 30m 10h 45m 9h 12m 8h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Priest River, Idaho, United States §

Priest River experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure. January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Priest River UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Priest River, Idaho, United States. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 3 5 6 8 9 9 9 7 4 3 2

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Priest River, Idaho, United States

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