I would like to collect several Mt Hemlocks for bonsai, but don't want to bring them home and have them struggle in this climate and then die. I live in zone 5-6 with low humidity sometimes and sometimes 100 F in summers. I can and will shade in summers when we have crazy high heat, have a good watering schedule, but I am a little concerned about the humidity getting as low as it does in the summer and fall. I could put a drip tray with water in it under the Hemlocks, but don't want to have to babysit them all the time. Baker City elevation is 3465'. Advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
WEATHER BY MONTH // WEATHER AVERAGES BAKER CITY
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|
| Avg. Temperature °C (°F) | -3.9 °C
(25) °F | -1.8 °C
(28.7) °F | 2.3 °C
(36.1) °F | 6.1 °C
(42.9) °F | 11.3 °C
(52.3) °F | 16 °C
(60.8) °F | 22 °C
(71.6) °F | 21.3 °C
(70.3) °F | 16 °C
(60.7) °F | 8.7 °C
(47.7) °F | 1.5 °C
(34.7) °F | -3.8 °C
(25.1) °F |
| Min. Temperature °C (°F) | -6.4 °C
(20.5) °F | -4.8 °C
(23.4) °F | -1.6 °C
(29.1) °F | 0.6 °C
(33.1) °F | 4.6 °C
(40.3) °F | 8.6 °C
(47.4) °F | 13.3 °C
(55.9) °F | 12.9 °C
(55.3) °F | 9 °C
(48.2) °F | 3.9 °C
(39) °F | -1.6 °C
(29.1) °F | -6.5 °C
(20.3) °F |
| Max. Temperature °C (°F) | -0.4 °C
(31.3) °F | 2.2 °C
(35.9) °F | 7.3 °C
(45.2) °F | 12.6 °C
(54.7) °F | 18.5 °C
(65.3) °F | 23.8 °C
(74.8) °F | 30.5 °C
(86.8) °F | 29.7 °C
(85.4) °F | 24 °C
(75.2) °F | 15.1 °C
(59.2) °F | 5.8 °C
(42.5) °F | -0.3 °C
(31.5) °F |
| Precipitation / Rainfall mm (in) | 60
(2.4) | 46
(1.8) | 48
(1.9) | 45
(1.8) | 46
(1.8) | 27
(1.1) | 9
(0.4) | 10
(0.4) | 13
(0.5) | 28
(1.1) | 49
(1.9) | 72
(2.8) |
| Humidity(%) | 77% | 76% | 69% | 59% | 53% | 45% | 33% | 32% | 40% | 57% | 70% | 78% |
| Rainy days (d) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| avg. Sun hours (hours) | 5.0 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
The variation in the precipitation between the driest and wettest months is 63 mm | 2 inch. During the year, the average temperatures vary by 25.9 °C | 46.6 °F.
The month with the highest relative humidity is December (77.70 %). The month with the lowest relative humidity is August (32.23 %).
The month with the highest number of rainy days is December (13.03 days). The month with the lowest number of rainy days is August (2.33 days).
Baker City are in the northern hemisphere.
Summer starts here at the end of June and ends in September. There are the months of summer: June, July, August, September.
