Anacortes, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANACORTES, WA US.

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
22.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,383
Cooling need
0

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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

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