#1Brookings
Curry County · 6,431 peopleJanuary low·July high 69°·5 freezing nights a year
Brookings, #1 on this list · Photo: Davist898 · CC BY-SA 4.0Oregon rankings · Climate
Towns with the mildest winters in Oregon
Brookings has the mildest winters of Oregon’s 135 towns of 2,500+: January nights average a low of 42° (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The typical town here averages 36°; 104 of the 135 stay above freezing.
The average January low. NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s 5 km grid at each town’s center; one town for each grid cell. A described list: no letters. How grades work
#142°
#T2Bandon
Coos County · 3,297 peopleJanuary low·July high 67°·21 freezing nights a year
#T2Coos Bay
Coos County · 15,686 peopleJanuary low·July high 66°·10 freezing nights a year
All 135 towns
January low, highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied; 85 towns here).
135 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownJanuary lowNights ≤32°July high
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which Oregon town has the mildest winters?
Brookings (Curry County): January nights average a low of 42°. Bandon (40°) and Coos Bay (40°) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By the average January low (the coldest month’s nights), highest first, on NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals, read from its 5 km grid at each town’s center. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T); the figure and the state rank are the ones on each town’s Climate page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents, one for each of NOAA’s 5 km grid cells (135 in Oregon): where towns share a cell, one of them stands for it, since the grid gives them the same figures. Every town’s own figures are on its Climate page. Every town is on the Oregon page.
Go deeper
All Oregon rankings →More Oregon lists
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live142 towns · #1 BethanyBest small towns74 towns · #1 Cedar HillsMost affordable towns142 towns · #1 NyssaSafest towns74 towns · #1 GervaisTowns with the best schools142 towns · #1 Lake OswegoHealthiest towns142 towns · #1 BethanyBest towns for jobs & income142 towns · #1 Bull MountainMost walkable towns142 towns · #1 PortlandTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk142 towns · #1 RedmondBest towns for the outdoors142 towns · #1 JacksonvilleMost historic towns142 towns · #1 AstoriaTowns with the most civic life106 towns · #1 AstoriaTowns with the least snow112 towns · #1 CanbyDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns112 towns · #1 La PineDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers135 towns · #1 Nyssa and OntarioDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers135 towns · #1 NewportDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes142 towns · #1 BethanyDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes142 towns · #1 Tri-CityDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns106 towns · #1 EstacadaDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries30 towns · #1 SeasideDescribed, no letters
Other states