The climate of Spokane (Washington
- United States of America)
Spokane is a large city located in the eastern part of the state of
Washington in the vicinity of the border with the state of Idaho.
Spokane is located in Spokane County on the banks of the Spokane River
between the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Mountain Range. The city
was named after the Spokane Indians who used to live in this region.
At the end of the 19th century Fort Spokane was built. Several years
later the city was founded with the coming of the Northern Pacific
Railway. In the city the Gonzaga University and the Whitworth
University are situated.
Spokane has a cold steppe climate with cold winters in which longer
periods with subzero temperatures during the night are not uncommon.
Average annual precipitation figures are very low. During the winter
most precipitation falls in the form of sleet or snow. Summers are
pleasantly warm to hot with average temperatures just below 30 degrees
Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Spokane:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
1
-6
2
13
n/a
February
5
-3
4
11
n/a
March
9
-1
6
11
n/a
April
15
2
8
9
n/a
May
20
6
9
10
n/a
June
25
10
10
9
n/a
July
29
12
12
5
n/a
August
29
12
11
6
n/a
September
23
8
9
6
n/a
October
15
2
6
8
n/a
November
6
-1
2
13
n/a
December
1
-5
2
15
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
