Climate averages 1991–2020
Medford weather
by month.
See how the year changes. July has the highest average daily maximum; July has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: JuneSeptemberOctober
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Medford averages a daytime high of 18.6°C and a nighttime low of 6.7°C, with about 945 mm of rain on roughly 115 days. July is the warmest month (average high 30.2°C) and December the coolest (8.7°C). December is the wettest month with 158 mm; July is the driest with 12 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): June, September and October. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Medford
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Medford climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 126 | 13.8 | 9.59 h |
| February | 11.2°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 104 | 12.9 | 10.511 h |
| March | 13.5°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 122 | 15.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.0°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 99 | 13.9 | 13.313 h |
| May | 20.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 78 | 10.3 | 14.615 h |
| June | 24.3°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 40 | 5.7 | 15.215 h |
| July | 30.2°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 12 | 2.5 | 14.915 h |
| August | 30.1°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 15 | 2.6 | 13.914 h |
| September | 26.9°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 22 | 3.5 | 12.513 h |
| October | 19.9°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 59 | 7.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 12.7°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 110 | 12.8 | 9.810 h |
| December | 8.7°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 158 | 14.9 | 9.19 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- EugeneUnited States · 193 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 6.5°C · 1,291 mm rain a year
- ReddingUnited States · 198 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 10.7°C · 1,306 mm rain a year
- BendUnited States · 230 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 2.3°C · 544 mm rain a year
- Salem, United StatesUnited States · 291 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 7.1°C · 1,049 mm rain a year
- ChicoUnited States · 302 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 10.9°C · 1,015 mm rain a year
- BeavertonUnited States · 351 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 7.0°C · 1,211 mm rain a year
- GreshamUnited States · 354 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 6.5°C · 1,567 mm rain a year
- HillsboroUnited States · 356 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 7.2°C · 1,235 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC-8, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 42.30°, -122.90° (4 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 1.5°C for the difference between the city's elevation (422 m) and the cell's (645 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 42.25°, -123.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.