Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Portland weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Portland, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 117°F on 2021-06-29; its coldest fell to -1°F on 1989-02-05.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
62°F2024-01-28
22°F2004-01-06
55°F2003-01-26
7°F2017-01-13
February
68°F1991-02-26
11°F1989-02-03
53°F2016-02-15
-1°F1989-02-05
March
78°F2025-03-26
40°F1989-03-02
55°F2025-03-24
24°F1989-03-03
April
88°F2023-04-28
43°F2022-04-11
57°F1992-04-29
27°F2009-04-04
May
100°F1983-05-28
50°F2013-05-22
64°F1983-05-29
34°F1985-05-11
June
117°F2021-06-29
55°F2026-06-08
79°F2021-06-28
39°F1991-06-04
July
108°F2009-07-30
62°F2026-07-01
77°F2006-07-22
42°F1981-07-08
August
106°F2023-08-15
64°F1999-08-30
72°F2023-08-16
43°F1980-08-29
September
106°F1988-09-02
56°F2019-09-29
70°F2022-09-10
36°F1984-09-24
October
89°F1988-10-01
47°F1984-10-31
63°F2003-10-21
26°F2019-10-31
November
70°F2010-11-03
28°F1985-11-24
59°F2021-11-12
14°F1985-11-24
December
63°F1993-12-10
17°F1983-12-24
57°F2023-12-05
3°F1990-12-21

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
68°F1991-02-26
11°F1989-02-03
57°F2023-12-05
-1°F1989-02-05
Spring (Mar–May)
100°F1983-05-28
40°F1989-03-02
64°F1983-05-29
24°F1989-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
117°F2021-06-29
55°F2026-06-08
79°F2021-06-28
39°F1991-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
106°F1988-09-02
28°F1985-11-24
70°F2022-09-10
14°F1985-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Portland has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 117°F 2021-06-29
Lowest 11°F 1989-02-03

Low

Highest 79°F 2021-06-28
Lowest -1°F 1989-02-05

Feels-like

Highest 181°F 2021-06-29
Lowest -13°F 1989-02-04

Humidity

Highest 17.2 g/m³ 1998-07-27
Lowest 0.9 g/m³ 1983-12-24

Wind

Highest 31 mph 1981-11-14
Lowest 1 mph 2009-02-02

Gust

Highest 70 mph 2006-12-15
Lowest 5 mph 2009-12-12

Precip

Wettest 3.17 in 1994-10-27
Driest 20-day dry spell 1985-12-09

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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