Ferndale, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BELLINGHAM INTL AP, WA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ferndale has an annual average temperature of 51.2°F with about 34.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 73.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.0°F). November is typically the wettest month (5.20 in) and July the driest (0.88 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
24.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,980
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

81 of 366 (22.1%) of Ferndale'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.

1940s
5
1950s
60
1960s
43
1970s
32
1980s
44
1990s
41
2000s
32
2010s
70
2020s
39

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 46.3°F 34.0°F 40.2°F 4.49 in 19
February 48.9°F 34.5°F 41.7°F 2.85 in 16
March 52.8°F 37.5°F 45.1°F 3.36 in 18
April 57.7°F 41.6°F 49.6°F 2.77 in 16
May 63.9°F 47.0°F 55.5°F 2.23 in 12
June 67.8°F 51.8°F 59.8°F 1.61 in 10
July 72.7°F 55.0°F 63.9°F 0.88 in 6
August 73.1°F 54.7°F 63.9°F 1.13 in 6
September 68.1°F 49.6°F 58.9°F 2.01 in 11
October 58.9°F 43.2°F 51.1°F 3.85 in 16
November 51.0°F 37.9°F 44.5°F 5.20 in 20
December 45.5°F 34.1°F 39.8°F 4.33 in 19

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