10-Day Weather Forecast for Spokane, WA - The Weather Channel | weather.com (2024)

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What is the weather pattern in Spokane? ›

In Spokane, the summer months are warm, dry, and mostly clear. On average, Spokane gets 171 sunny days per year. Winters are cold and cloudy but, we get an average of 44 inches of snow every year. As for rain, Spokane gets an average of 17 inches per year.

The area averages 16.5 inches of annual precipitation, 48 inches of snow during the winter, and 80-90 degree temperatures during the hottest summer months.

Spokane receives 171 days of sunshine on average every year.

The area typically has a warm, arid climate during the summer months, bracketed by short spring and fall seasons. On average, the warmest month is July and the coolest month is December; July averages 71.0 °F (21.7 °C), while December averages 29.1 °F (−1.6 °C).

Spokane County is rather conservative for an urban county. It has voted Republican all but three times since 1948. Lyndon Johnson was the last Democrat to win a majority of the county's vote.

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The wettest station is Forks (located on the Olympic Peninsula) with an annual average precipitation of 121.73”, while the driest station, Priest Rapids Dam (located in south central WA), has an annual average precipitation of only 6.84”.

A family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,935.5$ without rent. A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,090.4$ without rent. Spokane is 34.3% less expensive than New York (without rent). Rent in Spokane is, on average, 60.2% lower than in New York.

Spokane gets 17 inches of precipitation in an average year, while Seattle gets 37. Seattle's air is more humid as well, since it's closer to the ocean.

What was the hottest summer in Spokane Washington? ›

In summer 2021, the region suffered a deadly heat wave from June 26 to July 2, with Spokane registering its highest temperature recorded of 109 degrees on June 29. Then, another round of excessive heat arrived a week later.

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In fact, it's officially the sunniest capital city in the world, with an average of eight hours of sun per day, year-round. It's wonderfully close to Fremantle and Rottnest Island too, so you can take home a suitcase full of brightly-lit quokka selfies.

Spokane is known as the birthplace of Father's Day and is the host of the world's largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament, Spokane Hoopfest. The city also has its share of famous people who hail from Spokane.

Spokane has a thriving foodie scene with African, Asian, Italian, and classic American fare.

The idea to promote Spokane as “The Lilac City” came in the early 1930s when the local garden club was encouraged by community leaders to plant lilac bushes throughout the City. By 1938, there were 144 in Manito Park. The annual Spokane Lilac Festival has been a spring tradition since 1938.

Many winter storms bring dangerously low temperatures and sometimes, strong winds, ice, sleet, and freezing rain. One of the main concerns is that winter weather can knock out heat, power, and communication, sometimes for days at a time.

Spokane's coldest month is December when the average temperature overnight is 21.6°F. In August, the warmest month, the average day time temperature rises to 82.6°F.

The city of Spokane in the state of Washington lies in the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountain Range (Spokane receives little rainfall—17 inches/43 cm).

The City's defined the snow season runs from Nov. 15 to March 15. Spokane sees most of its snowfall during these four months of the year, with snow often concentrated in December and January.