Washington Climate: Rankings, Normals and Frost Dates by Town

How Washington is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Washington: 66.6°F (+1.3 °F against 1991-2020), the 16th warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Washington: 0.45 in (-0.43 in against 1991-2020), the 38th driest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Washington: 51.2°F (+2.0 °F against 1991-2020), the 6th warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Washington: 20.00 in (-4.54 in against 1991-2020), the 23rd driest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August: 69.8°F in 2022
Coolest August: 58.2°F in 1899
Wettest August: 3.25 in in 1912
Driest August: 0.07 in in 1967

Every year since 1895

Main weather stations

Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.

Station	Avg high	Avg low	Precipitation	Snowfall	Last freeze	First freeze
Bellingham Intl AP	58.9°F	43.4°F	34.71 in		March 31	October 30
Darrington 21 Nne	58.8°F	40.8°F	83.00 in		April 16	October 25
Deer Park AP	57.8°F	33.2°F	22.52 in		May 22	September 14
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	61.6°F	38.6°F	9.16 in		April 28	October 7
Ephrata Muni AP	62.4°F	40.5°F	7.58 in		April 22	October 17
Everett Snohomish AP	57.9°F	44.9°F	33.37 in		March 9	November 17
Friday Harbor AP	58.9°F	42.8°F	18.47 in		March 26	November 10
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	57.4°F	44.7°F	68.76 in		March 30	November 14
Moses Lake Grant CO AP	62.9°F	38.8°F	7.81 in		April 27	October 8
Olympia AP	60.7°F	40.3°F	50.62 in	3.9 in	April 29	October 14
Omak AP	61.0°F	38.8°F	11.60 in		April 30	October 7
Pasco Tri Cities AP	66.3°F	40.3°F	7.62 in		April 27	October 11
Port Angeles Intl AP	56.1°F	40.9°F	29.41 in		April 8	October 31
Pullman Moscow Rgnl AP	58.6°F	38.5°F	17.53 in		April 29	October 2
Quillayute State AP	57.1°F	41.9°F	101.32 in		April 20	October 26
Quinault 4 Ne	58.0°F	42.0°F	151.45 in		April 7	November 10
Renton Muni AP	61.4°F	45.8°F	34.69 in		March 13	November 16
Seattle Boeing Fld	61.7°F	46.0°F	36.49 in		March 13	November 17
Seattle Sand Pt Wsfo	60.8°F	45.7°F	37.82 in	3.8 in	March 8	November 23
Seattle Tacoma Intl AP	61.3°F	46.1°F	39.34 in	6.3 in	March 2	November 23
Shelton Sanderson Fld	61.6°F	41.2°F	67.91 in		April 27	October 16
Spokane 17 Ssw	58.4°F	31.6°F	18.34 in		May 30	September 4
Spokane Felts Fld	60.7°F	38.9°F	17.36 in		April 26	October 15
Spokane Intl AP	58.0°F	39.2°F	16.45 in	45.4 in	April 26	October 12
Stampede Pass	48.8°F	36.1°F	84.99 in		May 14	October 17
Tacoma Narrows AP	59.6°F	44.3°F	42.02 in		March 11	November 21
The Dalles Muni AP	64.8°F	43.9°F	13.65 in		April 11	October 26
Vancouver Pearson AP	63.2°F	44.7°F	37.47 in		March 29	November 9
Walla Walla Rgnl AP	64.0°F	44.7°F	18.74 in	6.5 in	March 27	October 31
Wenatchee Pangborn AP	60.6°F	41.7°F	7.83 in		April 8	October 24
Whidbey Island Nas	59.1°F	45.1°F	19.92 in	5.4 in	March 13	November 14
Yakima Air Terminal	64.3°F	37.3°F	8.01 in	20.3 in	May 8	October 4

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Towns

Sources

Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.