Montesano, WA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Montesano has an annual average temperature of 52.3°F with about 72 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 79.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 33.8°F). November is typically the wettest month (11.39 in) and July the driest (0.79 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
24.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,587
Cooling need
18

Best time to visit Montesano

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

79 of 366 (21.6%) of Montesano'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
9
1940s
63
1950s
45
1960s
41
1970s
20
1980s
36
1990s
36
2000s
29
2010s
44
2020s
43

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 48.6°F 34.6°F 41.6°F 11.13 in 23
February 51.9°F 33.9°F 42.9°F 7.04 in 19
March 56.4°F 36.2°F 46.3°F 8.16 in 22
April 61.8°F 39.1°F 50.4°F 5.36 in 20
May 68.3°F 44.3°F 56.3°F 3.29 in 14
June 72.4°F 48.3°F 60.3°F 2.18 in 11
July 78.4°F 51.7°F 65.1°F 0.79 in 5
August 79.5°F 51.6°F 65.5°F 1.43 in 7
September 75.1°F 47.7°F 61.4°F 2.67 in 10
October 63.7°F 41.4°F 52.6°F 7.23 in 19
November 53.0°F 36.5°F 44.7°F 11.39 in 23
December 47.4°F 33.8°F 40.6°F 11.37 in 23

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