Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Twin Falls features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (31 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -27 °C (-16 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 338 mm (13.3 inches) and receives 69 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Twin Falls enjoys an average of 3300 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 5 minutes to 15 hours 14 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Twin Falls are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 26 °C (70 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 1 °C (31 - 34 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Twin Falls experiences 99 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 103 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Mean maximum | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Average high | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (31°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average low | -4°C (25°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Mean minimum | -14°C (7°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Minimum | -27°C (-16°F) | -13°C (8°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -12°C (10°F) |
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Twin Falls usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 42 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Twin Falls are July, August and September. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) | 46 (1.8) | 39 (1.5) | 33 (1.3) | 39 (1.5) | 16 (0.6) | 5 (0.2) | 10 (0.4) | 16 (0.6) | 26 (1.0) | 32 (1.2) | 39 (1.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Twin Falls are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Twin Falls: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142 | 186 | 270 | 291 | 337 | 377 | 391 | 354 | 307 | 262 | 205 | 175 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 27m | 10h 33m | 11h 58m | 13h 24m | 14h 38m | 15h 14m | 14h 54m | 13h 48m | 12h 25m | 10h 59m | 9h 44m | 9h 5m |
Twin Falls experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Twin Falls UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |