Baby clothes in Portland, OR: the weather each month
In shortIn Portland, OR, the average temperature goes from 42 °F (5.3 °C) in December to 70 °F (20.9 °C) in August, a swing of 28 °F (15.6 °C). Here the birth month does not change the clothes: a baby born on the 15th of any month needs 7 long-sleeve bodysuits by 6 months.
The typical weather in Portland
| Month | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42 °F (5.6 °C) | 37 °F (2.9 °C) | 47 °F (8.3 °C) |
| February | 45 °F (7.1 °C) | 39 °F (3.8 °C) | 51 °F (10.3 °C) |
| March | 48 °F (9.1 °C) | 41 °F (4.9 °C) | 56 °F (13.2 °C) |
| April | 53 °F (11.4 °C) | 44 °F (6.8 °C) | 61 °F (15.9 °C) |
| May | 59 °F (14.8 °C) | 49 °F (9.7 °C) | 68 °F (20.0 °C) |
| June | 63 °F (17.3 °C) | 53 °F (11.8 °C) | 73 °F (22.7 °C) |
| July | 69 °F (20.6 °C) | 58 °F (14.4 °C) | 80 °F (26.8 °C) |
| August | 70 °F (20.9 °C) | 59 °F (14.8 °C) | 81 °F (27.0 °C) |
| September | 65 °F (18.3 °C) | 55 °F (12.8 °C) | 75 °F (23.8 °C) |
| October | 55 °F (13.0 °C) | 48 °F (8.8 °C) | 63 °F (17.2 °C) |
| November | 47 °F (8.3 °C) | 42 °F (5.3 °C) | 52 °F (11.3 °C) |
| December | 42 °F (5.3 °C) | 37 °F (2.9 °C) | 46 °F (7.7 °C) |
Typical weather, the average of many years; not a forecast. Climate normals: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station PORTLAND KGW-TV, OR US (USC00356749). Palecki, M., Durre, I., Applequist, S., Arguez, A., Lawrimore, J. (2021). U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). https://doi.org/10.25921/wck8-er13. Accessed 2026-10-13.
What a baby born in Portland needs, by birth month
The birth month does not change the clothes: a baby born on the 15th of any month needs 7 long-sleeve bodysuits, 7 short-sleeve bodysuits, and 2 fleece sleepers by 6 months.
Without heating at home, a baby born on October 15 would need 12 long-sleeve bodysuits.
Cotokim's list engine, balanced style, laundry every 2 days, for 1 baby born on the 15th of each month, with a clothes dryer and a home heated in winter (the tool's starting answers in this country). A month is cold when its average is below 64 °F (18 °C), and hot from 75 °F (24 °C) up. The exact due date changes the numbers a little; the tool does the math for your month.
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