Geography Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
spokane river drainage
coeur d alene located @ 47°41′34″n 116°46′48″w / 47.69278°n 116.78000°w / 47.69278; -116.78000 (47.692845, −116.779910), @ elevation of 2,180 ft (660 m) above sea level.
according united states census bureau, city has total area of 16.08 square miles (41.65 km), of which, 15.57 square miles (40.33 km) land , 0.51 square miles (1.32 km) water.
the wooded lands east of city have been designated protection , management coeur d alene national forest. city surrounded forest, contains several lakes , campgrounds.
it 30 miles (48 km) east of spokane, washington, , part of common metropolitan area. 311 miles (501 km) east of seattle, washington.
panorama of coeur d alene cougar bay. tall building far right coeur d alene resort.
climate
coeur d alene has, depending on definition, dry-summer continental climate (köppen dsb), or warm-summer mediterranean climate (csb), characterized cold, moist climate in winter, , warm, dry conditions in summer. straddles border between usda plant hardiness zones 6b , 7a. monthly daily mean temperature ranges 29.8 °f (−1.2 °c) in december 69.0 °f (20.6 °c) in july , august. temperatures exceed 90 °f (32 °c) on 13 days per year, reaching 100 °f (38 °c), while conversely, there may several nights below 10 °f (−12 °c). snowfall averages 70 inches (178 cm) per year; precipitation lowest in summer. average first , last freeze of season october 12 , may 3, respectively.
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