Bellingham, WA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BELLINGHAM 3 SSW, WA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Bellingham has an annual average temperature of 51.9°F with about 35.9 inches of precipitation per year and 3.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 75.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.8°F). November is typically the wettest month (5.70 in) and July the driest (0.98 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Bellingham
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →94 of 366 (25.7%) of Bellingham'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.
| 1980s | 52 | |
| 1990s | 92 | |
| 2000s | 87 | |
| 2010s | 130 | |
| 2020s | 5 |
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 | 47.6°F | 34.8°F | 41.2°F | 4.56 in | 1.1 in | 20 |
| February | 49.9°F | 34.9°F | 42.4°F | 3.08 in | 0.6 in | 16 |
| March | 53.9°F | 38.0°F | 46.0°F | 3.39 in | 0.5 in | 18 |
| April | 59.4°F | 41.5°F | 50.5°F | 2.75 in | — | 15 |
| May | 65.5°F | 46.4°F | 56.0°F | 2.33 in | — | 11 |
| June | 69.9°F | 50.9°F | 60.4°F | 1.65 in | — | 10 |
| July | 75.1°F | 53.6°F | 64.3°F | 0.98 in | — | 6 |
| August | 74.8°F | 53.8°F | 64.3°F | 1.11 in | — | 6 |
| September | 68.6°F | 50.0°F | 59.3°F | 1.98 in | — | 9 |
| October | 59.7°F | 44.3°F | 52.0°F | 3.90 in | 0.1 in | 16 |
| November | 52.1°F | 38.8°F | 45.5°F | 5.70 in | 0.8 in | 20 |
| December | 46.9°F | 34.8°F | 40.9°F | 4.52 in | 0.3 in | 20 |
Climate twins of Bellingham
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).