Darrington, WA

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

Cfb Oceanic climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Darrington has an annual average temperature of 49.6°F with about 83.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 78.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.3°F). November is typically the wettest month (13.24 in) and July the driest (1.32 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
31.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,601
Cooling need
60

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

18 of 366 (4.9%) of Darrington'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.

1910s
19
1920s
22
1930s
68
1940s
64
1950s
20
1960s
21
1970s
18
1980s
41
1990s
31
2000s
37
2010s
16
2020s
9

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 40.4°F 30.3°F 35.3°F 12.75 in
February 44.8°F 30.7°F 37.7°F 8.58 in
March 50.9°F 33.6°F 42.3°F 9.31 in
April 58.7°F 38.2°F 48.4°F 5.58 in
May 66.9°F 44.4°F 55.6°F 3.70 in
June 71.0°F 49.5°F 60.3°F 2.86 in
July 78.1°F 53.2°F 65.7°F 1.32 in
August 78.9°F 53.8°F 66.3°F 1.71 in
September 71.7°F 47.4°F 59.6°F 3.39 in
October 57.6°F 40.3°F 49.0°F 8.49 in
November 45.6°F 34.9°F 40.2°F 13.24 in
December 39.5°F 30.4°F 34.9°F 12.13 in

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