Newcastle, WA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Newcastle has an annual average temperature of 53.6°F with about 34.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 77.6°F), and the coldest is December (average low 36.6°F). November is typically the wettest month (5.61 in) and July the driest (0.60 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
25.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,245
Cooling need
144

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

197 of 366 (53.8%) of Newcastle'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
16
2000s
115
2010s
133
2020s
102

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 48.0°F 37.1°F 42.5°F 4.93 in 18
February 50.4°F 36.9°F 43.6°F 3.21 in 16
March 54.7°F 39.5°F 47.1°F 3.74 in 18
April 59.5°F 43.1°F 51.3°F 2.83 in 14
May 66.3°F 48.9°F 57.6°F 1.86 in 11
June 71.0°F 53.6°F 62.3°F 1.47 in 9
July 77.2°F 57.5°F 67.3°F 0.60 in 4
August 77.6°F 57.4°F 67.5°F 0.89 in 5
September 71.6°F 53.1°F 62.4°F 1.53 in 9
October 61.0°F 46.4°F 53.7°F 3.49 in 15
November 52.4°F 40.1°F 46.2°F 5.61 in 17
December 47.0°F 36.6°F 41.8°F 4.53 in 17

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