Goldendale weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Goldendale, Washington: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Satus Pass 2 Ssw, 19 km from Goldendale; records cover 1968–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 21.4 in543 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jun 10
- First fall freeze
- Sep 24
- Heating degree days
- 6,868
- Cooling degree days
- 256
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 7°−14° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Goldendale in January
Highs average 37°3° and lows 23°−5°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 62°17° (2015)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 1094
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Goldendale in February
Highs average 42°6° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 64°18° (1995)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 881
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Goldendale in March
Highs average 49°10° and lows 29°−2°, with 2.3 in57 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2025)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 803
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Goldendale in April
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°0°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1977)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 611
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Goldendale in May
Highs average 67°19° and lows 39°4°, with 1.1 in29 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1986)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 386
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Goldendale in June
Highs average 74°23° and lows 43°6°, with 0.76 in19 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2021)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 220
- Cooling degree days
- 21
Goldendale in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 48°9°, with 0.23 in5.8 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2022)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- 67
- Cooling degree days
- 104
Goldendale in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 49°9°, with 0.3 in7.6 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 61
- Cooling degree days
- 101
Goldendale in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 43°6°, with 0.47 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1998)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 207
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Goldendale in OctoberThis month
Highs average 60°15° and lows 35°2°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1980)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 547
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Goldendale in November
Highs average 44°6° and lows 28°−2°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 68°20° (1988)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 871
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Goldendale in December
Highs average 35°2° and lows 23°−5°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 61°16° (2021)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 1120
- Cooling degree days
- 0