Anacortes, WA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANACORTES, WA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Anacortes has an annual average temperature of 52.8°F with about 29 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 75.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 36.5°F). November is typically the wettest month (4.36 in) and July the driest (0.76 in).
Best time to visit Anacortes
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →23 of 366 (6.3%) of Anacortes's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 0 | |
| 1900s | 6 | |
| 1910s | 36 | |
| 1920s | 53 | |
| 1930s | 46 | |
| 1940s | 38 | |
| 1950s | 18 | |
| 1960s | 25 | |
| 1970s | 12 | |
| 1980s | 30 | |
| 1990s | 17 | |
| 2000s | 49 | |
| 2010s | 36 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48.1°F | 36.9°F | 42.5°F | 3.93 in | — | 18 |
| February | 50.5°F | 36.8°F | 43.7°F | 2.58 in | — | 14 |
| March | 54.4°F | 39.6°F | 47.0°F | 2.42 in | — | 17 |
| April | 59.3°F | 43.4°F | 51.3°F | 2.06 in | — | 13 |
| May | 65.7°F | 47.9°F | 56.8°F | 1.86 in | — | 11 |
| June | 69.9°F | 51.8°F | 60.9°F | 1.50 in | — | 9 |
| July | 74.7°F | 54.2°F | 64.5°F | 0.76 in | — | 4 |
| August | 75.0°F | 54.3°F | 64.7°F | 1.38 in | — | 5 |
| September | 70.1°F | 51.4°F | 60.7°F | 1.55 in | — | 8 |
| October | 61.1°F | 45.6°F | 53.4°F | 2.78 in | — | 14 |
| November | 52.8°F | 40.3°F | 46.5°F | 4.36 in | — | 18 |
| December | 47.3°F | 36.5°F | 41.9°F | 3.78 in | — | 19 |
Climate twins of Anacortes
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