Gilchrist weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Gilchrist, Oregon: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Odell Lake-East, 23 km from Gilchrist; records cover 1974–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 33.8 in859 mm
- Snow a year
- 191 in484 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Jun 11
- First fall freeze
- Aug 23
- Heating degree days
- 8,711
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 3°−16° (heating, 99%) and 88°31° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Gilchrist in January
Highs average 35°2° and lows 20°−6°, with 5.7 in146 mm of precipitation and 49 in124 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 58°14° (2015)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 1153
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Gilchrist in February
Highs average 38°3° and lows 21°−6°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation and 29 in73 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 60°16° (1992)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1005
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Gilchrist in March
Highs average 42°5° and lows 24°−5°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation and 22 in56 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 69°21° (2026)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 1001
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Gilchrist in April
Highs average 46°8° and lows 28°−2°, with 1.9 in49 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1981)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 842
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Gilchrist in May
Highs average 56°13° and lows 34°1°, with 1.8 in47 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2008)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 628
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Gilchrist in June
Highs average 63°17° and lows 38°3°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical June.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2021)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 435
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Gilchrist in July
Highs average 73°23° and lows 44°7°, with 0.52 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1980)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 211
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Gilchrist in August
Highs average 74°23° and lows 42°6°, with 0.45 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1981)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 218
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Gilchrist in September
Highs average 68°20° and lows 36°2°, with 0.96 in24 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1988)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 392
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Gilchrist in OctoberThis month
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.6 in67 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1980)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 691
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Gilchrist in November
Highs average 41°5° and lows 26°−4°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation and 23 in58 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 65°18° (1989)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 954
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Gilchrist in December
Highs average 34°1° and lows 20°−7°, with 6.1 in154 mm of precipitation and 60 in153 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 56°13° (2008)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 1181
- Cooling degree days
- 0