Chehalis, WA

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

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Chehalis has an annual average temperature of 51.5°F with about 41.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 78.2°F), and the coldest is February (average low 33.9°F). November is typically the wettest month (6.53 in) and July the driest (0.50 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
26.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,875
Cooling need
21

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

13 of 366 (3.6%) of Chehalis'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
26
1910s
38
1920s
33
1930s
63
1940s
59
1950s
23
1960s
22
1970s
11
1980s
26
1990s
28
2000s
22
2010s
9
2020s
6

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 46.1°F 34.2°F 40.2°F 5.85 in 22
February 49.5°F 33.9°F 41.7°F 4.24 in 18
March 54.1°F 35.9°F 45.0°F 4.39 in 20
April 59.5°F 39.1°F 49.3°F 3.24 in 17
May 66.6°F 44.4°F 55.5°F 2.44 in 12
June 71.1°F 49.1°F 60.1°F 1.53 in 9
July 77.5°F 52.9°F 65.2°F 0.50 in 4
August 78.2°F 52.8°F 65.5°F 0.84 in 5
September 72.6°F 48.4°F 60.5°F 1.59 in 8
October 61.1°F 42.7°F 51.9°F 4.00 in 16
November 50.7°F 37.1°F 43.9°F 6.53 in 21
December 45.0°F 33.9°F 39.4°F 6.44 in 22

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