Portland climate: monthly averages

Quick answer

Portland climate: monthly averages: annual mean temperature 10.4 C; warmest month Aug (19.7 C); coldest month Dec (3.1 C).

  • Annual mean temperature: 10.4 C
  • Warmest month: Aug (19.7 C)
  • Coldest month: Dec (3.1 C)
  • Wettest month: Dec (8.10 mm/day)
  • All-time record high: 40.6 C
  • All-time record low: -13.4 C

Everything below is collected in one spot so you do not have to cross-check Portland climate: monthly averages by hand. The gap between Dec and Aug is 16.6 C here: 3.1 C against 19.7 C. No month dominates: the wettest is Dec at 8.10 mm/day, the driest Jul at 0.35 mm/day. Taken together that is roughly 1,484 mm of rain a year for the grid cell. Every run re-reads the source and only rewrites this page when a figure actually changed. The table underneath carries the per-month breakdown; the related pages cover the same dataset nearby.

Annual mean temperature
10.4 C
Warmest month
Aug (19.7 C)
Coldest month
Dec (3.1 C)
Wettest month
Dec (8.10 mm/day)
All-time record high
40.6 C
All-time record low
-13.4 C
Annual precipitation
1,486 mm / year
Coordinates
45.52345, -122.67621
Population
652,503
Average monthly temperature and rainfall in Portland
MonthMean temp (C)Rain (mm/day)Record high (C)Record low (C)
Jan3.56.9716.7-13.4
Feb4.15.0918.8-9.6
Mar6.35.7423.4-5.4
Apr8.53.9828.7-2.7
May12.22.5633.90.5
Jun14.91.8337.84.0
Jul18.90.3540.67.0
Aug19.70.6340.16.6
Sep16.51.9038.52.1
Oct10.94.4330.7-4.2
Nov6.17.2419.3-9.4
Dec3.18.1015.9-12.5

What the Portland climate table shows

Values are multi-decadal climatological averages for the 45.52345, -122.67621 grid cell, not a single year. Rain is the daily mean, so a value of 2.00 mm/day is about 60 mm across a 30-day month. Averages smooth over extremes, so use them for planning rather than for what to pack for next Tuesday.

Frequently asked questions

Is Portland climate data a forecast?

No. These are multi-decadal averages for the grid cell, not a prediction for any particular year.

Why do the numbers differ from a weather app?

An app shows one location on one day. These are long-run averages, so they smooth out single hot or cold spells.