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Climate in Sandpoint
Climate in Sandpoint
Located just north of the 48th parallel, Sandpoint's climate is unique in the region. Although found not far from the deserts of Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho is on the rainy side of the next mountain chain - the Rocky Mountains. Many climate maps show Sandpoint as arid or semi-arid but this is not accurate. With long, usually cold winters (average temperatures are generally below freezing, and dip to -20F for a week or two in February) and short, hot summers, (80-90F is the average, but be prepared for up to 100F for short periods) Sandpoint resembles a hemiboreal or even boreal climate, similar to the southern interior of Alaska (Fairbanks and the like, with milder winters).
Winter lasts from late November to March, whereas summer weather doesn't hit until July and peaks in August. Spring (April-June) and autumn (September-early November) are generally rainy and cool.
Storms are common - thunderstorms are the norm for hot summer afternoons and windstorms strike the most in spring.
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