Playability Score: 94/100 — Elite
Current conditions: 85°F, wind 8 mph, 1% chance of rain.
Updated July 9, 2026
Spokane offers inland Northwest golf with drier weather than Seattle. The season runs May through October. Summer days are warm and long. Afternoon breezes are common but manageable.
Spokane sits east of the Cascades in a rain shadow that shows up clearly in the monthly numbers — but the dryness is concentrated, not uniform. From January through May, the city logs 14 or more precip days per month, roughly every other day. Then the pattern breaks hard. June drops to 9 days, July bottoms out at just 2, and August and September hold at 4 and 6 respectively. That stretch of low-precip months is why fairways in Spokane can play noticeably firm and fast by midsummer.
The practical payoff for a golfer is timing. Get here between late June and early September and you're catching the city when the ground has had weeks to dry. Courses that were soft and slow in April transform by July. The flip side: if you're planning a spring trip, understand that 14 precip days in May means you'll likely encounter at least some wet conditions, and fairways will play softer as a result. Spokane's inland position keeps the season drier than the west side of the Cascades, but it's the summer rain shadow — not the whole year — that delivers true firm-turf golf.
April and May each log 14 precip days, meaning the course rarely gets a long enough dry stretch to firm up. Temperatures climb from a high of 56°F in April to 67°F in May, which is comfortable, but expect soft lies and potentially casual water. Wind averages peak in April at 12 mph, which can push playability scores below the calm threshold on many afternoons.
July is Spokane's undisputed golf window: 88°F average high, only 2 precip days, and winds averaging 10.2 mph — close to the site's 8 mph ideal but generally manageable. August is nearly as good at 4 precip days and an 86°F high. Both months carry a 26°F daily temperature swing, so early-morning tee times start near 62°F in July and near 60°F in August before conditions heat up.
September offers 6 precip days and a 76°F average high — essentially a continuation of summer conditions. October cools to 61°F and precip days tick back up to 9, about the same as June. By November, the count jumps to 16 days and highs fall to 43°F, which effectively ends comfortable golf for most players.
December logs 18 precip days — the highest of the year — and an average low of 24°F, meaning frost and frozen ground are realistic conditions. Average highs only reach 35°F. Winds are actually the calmest of the year at 9.3 mph, but temperature alone puts December outside the site's 60–80°F playability window by a wide margin.
July records only 2 precip days and an 88°F average high, giving fairways the best chance to play firm all season. August is nearly identical at 4 precip days and 86°F. September extends the dry run at 6 precip days while cooling to a more comfortable 76°F high, keeping temperatures inside the ideal range for most of the day.
The shift is most pronounced between late May and late June. May still carries 14 precip days and soft conditions, but June drops to 9 and July hits just 2 — the fewest of any month. By the time July arrives, courses have typically had several consecutive dry weeks and fairways play noticeably faster and firmer.
April and May each average 14 precip days, which is every other day statistically. Temperatures are playable — highs reach 56°F in April and 67°F in May — but expect soft fairways and a decent chance of rain during your round. If firm turf is a priority, waiting until late June is the better call.
October is a solid shoulder-season month: average high of 61°F and only 9 precip days, comparable to June. It sits right at the lower edge of the site's ideal temperature range but stays comfortable for most of the day. November is when the season effectively closes, with 16 precip days and highs averaging just 43°F.