Annual mean 11°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
30.9 °C
Coldest
1.0 °C
Wettest
10%
Windiest
4.4 m/s
Prevailing
SW
2.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Yakima over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Yakima has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in July, the driest month, to 11% in January, the wettest. Winds in Yakima are highest in June, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Yakima come in July, when the sky is typically 7% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 68%.
Month by month Yakima climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
2°C
-2°C
-1°C
11%
62%
1.7 m/s
0
0
6
February
5°C
-2°C
1°C
7%
45%
2.5 m/s
1
0
20
March
11°C
1°C
6°C
6%
36%
3.0 m/s
5
0
53
April
16°C
5°C
11°C
7%
28%
3.6 m/s
28
2
76
May
21°C
11°C
17°C
7%
26%
3.9 m/s
65
14
74
June
25°C
15°C
21°C
5%
18%
4.0 m/s
70
31
58
July
30°C
18°C
27°C
1%
7%
3.8 m/s
54
64
24
August
29°C
16°C
27°C
3%
11%
3.3 m/s
56
61
26
September
23°C
10°C
20°C
3%
20%
2.8 m/s
78
25
65
October
16°C
5°C
13°C
6%
26%
2.4 m/s
38
3
81
November
8°C
1°C
4°C
7%
44%
2.0 m/s
3
0
35
December
2°C
-2°C
-2°C
8%
68%
1.6 m/s
0
0
6
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Yakima weather by season
Year round, Yakima has days of about 2°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 30°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Yakima weather in winterDecember to February
High 3°CLow -2°CRain 9%
Winter in Yakima has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Yakima weather in springMarch to May
High 16°CLow 6°CRain 6%
Spring in Yakima has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
Yakima weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 16°CRain 3%
Summer in Yakima has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Yakima weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 5°CRain 5%
Autumn in Yakima has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Yakima?
Yakima has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in July, the driest month, to 11% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Yakima windiest?
Winds in Yakima are highest in June, averaging 4.0 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Yakima year round?
The average temperature in Yakima over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.