The area within 2 miles of Cottage Grove is covered by cropland 33% , artificial surfaces 27% , shrubs 27% , and trees 12% , within 10 miles by trees 45% and shrubs 38% , and within 50 miles by trees 64% and shrubs 21%. The wind is most often from the north for 4. In Cottage Grove, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. Very mild max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night. The estimated value at Cottage Grove is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Cottage Grove and a given station. The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.
The brighter period of the year lasts for 2. The solar day over the course of the year 2019. The calmer time of year lasts for 7. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. Data Sources This report illustrates the typical weather in Cottage Grove, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. The day, twilights civil, nautical, and astronomical , and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. .
Temperature and Dew Point There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Cottage Grove. The calmest day of the year is August 1, with an average hourly wind speed of 3. Land Use data comes from the , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The cool season lasts for 3. In Cottage Grove, the summers are short, warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, wet, and overcast. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
Other Data All data relating to the Sun's position e. Based on the , the best time of year to visit Cottage Grove for warm-weather activities is from early July to late August. The predominant average hourly wind direction in Cottage Grove varies throughout the year. Snowfall The sliding 31-day liquid-equivalent quantity of snowfall in Cottage Grove does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 0. Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Wind will be generally light.
The smallest chance of a wet day is 3% on August 4. The wind is most often from the south for 6. Cottage Grove experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. On November 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 76% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 24% of the time. The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.
The clearer part of the year in Cottage Grove begins around June 14 and lasts for 3. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: 1 are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, 2 are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and 3 have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by. The number of hours during which the Sun is visible black line. The average rainfall solid line accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Cottage Grove should appear around April 6, only rarely appearing before March 16 or after April 24.
The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around December 2, with an average total accumulation of 8. The topography within 2 miles of Cottage Grove contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 814 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 771 feet. The chance of wet days in Cottage Grove varies very significantly throughout the year. The wetter season lasts 6. The brightest day of the year is July 16, with an average of 7.
Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter. For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cottage Grove are 43. Cottage Grove Weather Today 1—3 days Mostly dry. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Cottage Grove according to the , and by the relative change present in the between the two locations. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average liquid-equivalent snowfall.
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The darkest day of the year is December 26, with an average of 1. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. The wind is most often from the west for 1. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures.
Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Cottage Grove for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August. Cottage Grove Weather 4—7 days Mostly dry. The rainy period of the year lasts for 11 months, from August 21 to July 12, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0. The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed both rain and snow fell in the same day. The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. From bottom most yellow to top most gray , the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight civil, nautical, and astronomical , and full night.