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Hillsboro weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Hillsboro has well-marked seasons, with 27.5°F between its warmest and coolest monthly means. The warm months are largely dry. Most of the year's rain arrives between October and March. Hillsboro weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−4.0°Fhigh below average

55° / 46°Today
59° / 45°Average
see today in detail →

How it's changed

+2.6°Faverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4918frost days a year now (2016–2025) · 32 in the 1940sfrost days a year · 32 in the 1940s45days above 86°F a year now (2016–2025) · 26 in the 1940sdays above 86°F · 26 in the 1940s+2.6°F vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 7.4 incheshigh 46°low 36°February, rain 5.9 incheshigh 51°low 38°March, rain 6.2 incheshigh 56°low 40°April, rain 4.3 incheshigh 61°low 43°May, rain 2.8 incheshigh 69°low 48°June, rain 1.8 incheshigh 75°low 52°July, rain 0.5 incheshigh 82°low 56°August, rain 0.8 incheshigh 82°low 57°September, rain 2.0 incheshigh 77°low 54°October, rain 4.5 incheshigh 64°low 47°November, rain 7.5 incheshigh 52°low 41°December, rain 8.1 incheshigh 47°low 37°wettest month December, 8.1 inches · 51.8 inches a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Light rain

Right now

50.4°

49°feels like
95%humidity
49°dew point
2 mphfrom SW
UV index0.0
sunrise07:43sunset18:07day length10h 24m
TodayOvercast55°46°
TueOvercast54°45°
WedDrizzle57°43°
ThuOvercast55°40°
FriOvercast53°39°
SatDrizzle49°42°
SunMostly clear54°38°

On this date: October 26

Today (forecast)
55° / 46°
Average for October 26
59° / 45°

High below average · −4.0°F

  • Highest since 1940: 72.0° · 2003
  • Lowest since 1940: 31.4° · 2020
  • One year ago: 53° / 46°

Every October 26 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 26 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Hillsboro is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 45.52°N, 122.99°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
45.52°N, 122.99°W
Time zone
America/Los Angeles
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

18 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.0°F.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The year peaks in August, at around 82.4°F by mid-afternoon, with nights around 57.1°F. In January, the coolest month, afternoons reach about 46.3°F and nights dip to 36.1°F. Frost shows up on around 20 mornings a year.

Hillsboro picks up roughly 51.8 inches a year, with a peak of 8.1 inches in December and as little as 0.5 inches in July. Precipitation falls on roughly 126 days in a typical year.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Hillsboro now averages 2.6°F warmer than it did in the 1940s. Days above 86°F have grown noticeably more frequent, from around 25 a year in the first decade to about 45 in the last.

Climate graph (climograph)

August is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 27°F. Wettest month: December (~8.1 in). Whole year averages ~51.8 inches of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 126 rainy days a year: most in December (~16), fewest in July (~2).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 0.08 in per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Hillsboro month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightHighestLowest
January46.3°36.1°7.4 in168.9 h61.8° (2024)−2.3° (1950)
February50.6°37.7°5.9 in1410.1 h67.7° (1968)5.4° (1989)
March55.6°39.8°6.2 in1611.6 h77.0° (2025)14.9° (1971)
April61.3°42.5°4.3 in1313.3 h87.2° (2016)25.7° (1968)
May68.6°47.5°2.8 in914.7 h99.7° (1983)29.1° (1954)
June74.6°52.4°1.8 in615.5 h114.3° (2021)37.0° (1976)
July82.3°56.4°0.5 in215.2 h108.9° (2009)42.3° (1988)
August82.4°57.1°0.8 in213.9 h105.1° (1981)42.3° (1973)
September76.7°53.6°2.0 in512.3 h104.1° (1988)35.5° (1972)
October64.2°47.1°4.5 in1010.7 h89.0° (1987)26.1° (1971)
November52.3°41.1°7.5 in169.2 h68.9° (2010)13.1° (1955)
December46.5°37.2°8.1 in168.5 h62.9° (1980)2.2° (1972)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +2.6°F.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.35°F per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Jun–Aug is warming fastest: +0.44°F per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 86°F per year: 25.9 early in the record → 44.5 recently. Frost days: 32 → 18.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 2021, coldest in 1950: 114.3°F / −2.3°F.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~51.8 in/year on average. Last decade: −2% vs that average. Long-term trend: −0.49 in per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Hillsboro

Which is the warmest month in Hillsboro?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Hillsboro is August (mean daily temperature of about 67.7°F) and the coolest is January (about 40.3°F).
How does today's temperature in Hillsboro compare to the historical average?
On October 26, 2026, Hillsboro is forecast to reach a high of 55.2°F and a low of 45.5°F. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 59.2°F and a low of 45.1°F, so today's high is 4.0°F cooler than that average.
How much has Hillsboro warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Hillsboro is about 2.6°F warmer.
How much does it rain in Hillsboro?
Hillsboro receives about 51.8 inches of precipitation per year on long-term average, with December typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Hillsboro?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Hillsboro is about 53.2°F. The warmest month is August and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Hillsboro by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Hillsboro (°F, full record since 1940): January 46°/36°, February 51°/38°, March 56°/40°, April 61°/43°, May 69°/48°, June 75°/52°, July 82°/56°, August 82°/57°, September 77°/54°, October 64°/47°, November 52°/41°, December 47°/37°.
What is the weather like in Hillsboro in summer?
June to August is summer in Hillsboro, and it is warm. June starts at 75°F by day and 52°F at night; by August it is 82°F and 57°F. Rain falls off from 1.8 inches on 6 days in June to 0.8 inches on 2 days in August. It is the driest season of the year.
What is the weather like in Hillsboro in winter?
December to February is winter in Hillsboro, and it is wet and on the cool side. Daytime highs sit at 46–51°F and nights at 36–38°F; January is the coldest month. Rain falls on about 15 days a month, adding up to around 7.1 inches. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Hillsboro in spring?
In spring, March through May, Hillsboro is wet and fairly mild. March is still 56°F in the afternoon and 40°F at night, May already 69°F and 48°F. Rain falls off from 6.2 inches on 16 days in March to 2.8 inches on 9 days in May.
What is the weather like in Hillsboro in autumn?
September to November is autumn in Hillsboro, and it is wet and fairly mild. September is still 77°F by day and 54°F at night; by November it is down to 52°F and 41°F. Rain rises from 2.0 inches on 5 days in September to 7.5 inches on 16 days in November.
How many days a year does it rain in Hillsboro?
On long-term average, Hillsboro has about 126 days a year with at least 0.08 inches of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 51.8 inches.

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