Climate Payette experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with cold, moist winters and hot, dry summers. A weather station in nearby Ontario, Oregon has been in operation since 1903. Notable people Diane Anderson-Minshall, journalist A. L. Freehafer, politician William Norman Grigg, author Michael Hoffman, film director Donna M. Jones, former Idaho state controller Harmon Killebrew, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame raised and buried in Payette, Idaho James A. McClure, U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1973–1991. Rick Rydell, radio host and author Herman Welker, U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1951–1957 References External links - City of Payette Payette County USGenWeb Cities in Payette County, Idaho Cities in Idaho County seats in Idaho Ontario, Oregon micropolitan area