Climate - Burns (Oregon)

The climate of Burns is arid continental, with very cold winters and hot, sunny summers, and with strong temperature variations between night and day.
The town is located in the central-eastern part of Oregon, 1,250 meters (4,100 feet) above sea level, in the Harney Basin, a part of the largest Great Basin, the arid area occupied by highlands of western United States.
In winter, cold waves are possible, during which the temperature can drop to -30 °C (-22 °F). In February 1990, it dropped to -33 °C (-27.5 °F). Snowfalls are quite frequent. On average, 86 cm (34 in) of snow fall per year.
In summer, there are strong temperature variations between night and day. At night, it can get cold even in the height of summer. However, on the hottest days of the year, the temperature can reach 38/39 °C (100/102° F).
The average temperature of the coldest month (December) is of -4.4 °C (24 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 19.3 °C (67 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 275 millimeters (10.8 inches) per year: it is therefore scarce. It ranges from 10 mm (0.4 in) in the driest months (July, August, September) to 40 mm (1.6 in) in the wettest (December). Here is the average precipitation.

Best Time

To visit Burns, you can choose the months of May and September. It is true that it rains a little more often than in summer (especially in May), and that it gets colder at night, but in this way, you can avoid the heat that can occur in summer. September is probably the best month.

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