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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON


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Elevation: 324 meters     Latitude: 46 34N     Longitude: 120 32W
Köppen Classification: Mediterran Climate

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Under the Köppen Climate Classification climate classification, "dry-summer subtropical" climates are often referred to as "Mediterranean". This climate zone has an an average temperature above 10°C (50°F) in their warmest months, and an average in the coldest between 18 to -3°C (64 to 27°F). Summers tend to be dry with less than one-third that of the wettest winter month, and with less than 30mm (1.18 in) of precipitation in a summer month. SMany of the regions with Mediterranean climates have relatively mild winters and very warm summers.

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Csb". (Mediterran Climate).

The average temperature for the year in Yakima is 49.7°F (9.8°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 70.6°F (21.4°C). The coolest month on average is December, with an average temperature of 28.5°F (-1.9°C).

The highest recorded temperature in Yakima is 110.0°F (43.3°C), which was recorded in August. The lowest recorded temperature in Yakima is -25.0°F (-31.7°C), which was recorded in February.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Yakima is 8.3" (210.8 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is December with 1.5" (38.1 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 0.2" (5.1 mm). There are an average of 71.8 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in December with 10.1 days and the least precipitation occurring in August with 2.3 days.

In terms of liquid precipitation, there are an average of 69.0 days of rain, with the most rain occurring in December with 10.0 days of rain, and the least rain occurring in July with 2.0 days of rain.

In Yakima, there's an average of 21.6" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is December, with 9.4" of snow (23.9 cm).



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