Ilwaco, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LONG BEACH EXP STN, WA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ilwaco has an annual average temperature of 49.8°F with about 78.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 66.5°F), and the coldest is February (average low 35.4°F). December is typically the wettest month (12.15 in) and July the driest (1.01 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
17°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,460
Cooling need
0

Best time to visit Ilwaco

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

39 of 366 (10.7%) of Ilwaco'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.

1960s
23
1970s
69
1980s
78
1990s
74
2000s
61
2010s
61

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 48.8°F 35.9°F 42.4°F 12.04 in 23
February 50.4°F 35.4°F 42.9°F 7.76 in 18
March 52.4°F 37.3°F 44.9°F 8.71 in 24
April 55.0°F 40.2°F 47.6°F 6.79 in 21
May 58.9°F 45.1°F 52.0°F 3.55 in 16
June 62.0°F 48.9°F 55.4°F 2.58 in 14
July 65.2°F 51.8°F 58.5°F 1.01 in 11
August 66.5°F 51.6°F 59.0°F 1.63 in 11
September 66.0°F 47.9°F 56.9°F 2.66 in 12
October 59.7°F 42.2°F 51.0°F 8.20 in 20
November 52.5°F 38.2°F 45.4°F 11.43 in 22
December 48.2°F 35.8°F 42.0°F 12.15 in 23

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