Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0Less rain and snow falls on Creston than on 94% of U.S. towns: 13 inches a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 84°. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 60% of U.S. towns. Warming shows here too: 0.7° more than in 1901–2000, led by January. Seedlings are safe outdoors from about June 1, with the first autumn frost due around September 22.
A year in Creston at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Creston’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Creston’s place in Washington beside it.
What a year in Creston feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 112 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 1 and the first by September 22. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Wilbur, WA, 10 miles from the town’s center, 190 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Creston’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −3°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 30 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Davenport, WA, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 13 inches a year; December is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 74 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Creston
96% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from October through May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Wilbur, WA.
Living with Creston’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
112 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Jun 1 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Sep 22.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June, July, August and September. 0.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Creston from natural hazards, wildfire is the largest share (40%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 18%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Creston and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Creston yet.
Climates most like Creston’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston, WA | 21° | 84° | 13" | 30" |
| Deschutes River Woods, OR | 24° | 84° | 13" | 22" |
| Edgewood, NM | 19° | 85° | 15" | 29" |
| Cimarron Hills, CO | 18° | 85° | 17" | 33" |
| Polson, MT | 20° | 83° | 19" | 34" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Creston averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.7°).
A smaller shift than in 92% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Creston compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Creston’s place among Washington’s.
Creston weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Creston’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Davenport, WA. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 21° | 1.5" | 7.4" | 8 | 17 | 18° – 34° |
| February | 39° | 24° | 1.0" | 5.5" | 6 | 11 | 20° – 39° |
| March | 48° | 29° | 1.4" | 2.2" | 8 | 5 | 30° – 44° |
| April | 57° | 33° | 1.1" | 0.2" | 6 | 0 | 40° – 51° |
| May | 67° | 41° | 1.4" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 49° – 59° |
| June | 74° | 46° | 1.1" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 56° – 67° |
| July | 84° | 52° | 0.5" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 | 60° – 73° |
| August | 84° | 51° | 0.4" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 62° – 70° |
| September | 74° | 44° | 0.5" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 | 55° – 63° |
| October | 58° | 34° | 1.1" | 0.3" | 6 | 0 | 40° – 52° |
| November | 42° | 27° | 1.6" | 4.1" | 9 | 3 | 27° – 42° |
| December | 32° | 21° | 1.9" | 10.6" | 9 | 13 | 20° – 32° |
| Year | 57° | 35° | 13.4" | 30.3" | 74 | 48 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 20° to 39°. August is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Creston’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Creston’s center.
- Snow: Davenport, WA.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Wilbur, WA, 10 miles from the town’s center, 190 ft lower; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Creston’s climate
What is the weather like in Creston?
A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 53% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 60% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Creston in winter?
December nights average 21°. About 174 nights a year reach 32° or below and 4 reach 0° or below. In the coldest December of the last 30 years the month averaged 20°.
How much snow does Creston get?
About 30 inches in a normal winter at Davenport, WA, most of it in December, with snow on the ground about 48 days a year.
How hot does it get in Creston?
July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 52°. About 25 days a year reach 90° and 2 reach 100° (Wilbur, WA).
When is the first and last frost in Creston?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by June 1 and the first fall frost by September 22, about 112 frost-free days, at Wilbur, WA.
What growing zone is Creston in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −3°.
What is the best time of year to visit Creston?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June, July, August and September. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Creston getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.7° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 92% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Creston.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.