Friday Harbor, WA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Friday Harbor has an annual average temperature of 50.9°F with about 18.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 73.3°F), and the coldest is February (average low 36.5°F). November is typically the wettest month (2.98 in) and July the driest (0.48 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
20°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,088
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

223 of 366 (60.9%) of Friday Harbor'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.

1990s
12
2000s
87
2010s
148
2020s
119

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 47.1°F 37.1°F 42.1°F 2.69 in 17
February 48.5°F 36.5°F 42.5°F 1.54 in 14
March 52.6°F 38.4°F 45.5°F 1.35 in 14
April 57.4°F 40.7°F 49.1°F 1.01 in 10
May 63.7°F 44.3°F 54.0°F 1.14 in 10
June 68.4°F 48.1°F 58.2°F 0.75 in 8
July 72.4°F 50.0°F 61.2°F 0.48 in 5
August 73.3°F 50.0°F 61.6°F 0.70 in 8
September 68.1°F 47.9°F 58.0°F 1.04 in 12
October 58.5°F 44.0°F 51.2°F 2.34 in 15
November 51.0°F 39.8°F 45.4°F 2.98 in 16
December 46.3°F 36.8°F 41.6°F 2.45 in 16

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