Oak Harbor, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WHIDBEY ISLAND NAS, WA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Oak Harbor has an annual average temperature of 52.1°F with about 19.9 inches of precipitation per year and 5.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 69.7°F), and the coldest is February (average low 37.2°F). November is typically the wettest month (3.13 in) and July the driest (0.63 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
18.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,653
Cooling need
0

Best time to visit Oak Harbor

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

57 of 366 (15.6%) of Oak 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.

1940s
15
1950s
31
1960s
50
1970s
33
1980s
66
1990s
59
2000s
25
2010s
77
2020s
10

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 49.3°F 38.1°F 43.7°F 2.43 in 1.1 in 16
February 51.1°F 37.2°F 44.2°F 1.63 in 1.0 in 14
March 54.5°F 40.1°F 47.3°F 1.68 in 0.6 in 16
April 58.4°F 43.4°F 50.9°F 1.69 in 13
May 62.0°F 48.0°F 55.0°F 1.69 in 12
June 65.8°F 51.5°F 58.6°F 1.12 in 9
July 69.0°F 54.0°F 61.5°F 0.63 in 5
August 69.7°F 53.9°F 61.8°F 0.85 in 6
September 66.8°F 50.2°F 58.5°F 1.08 in 10
October 60.2°F 45.6°F 52.9°F 2.04 in 15
November 53.5°F 40.9°F 47.2°F 3.13 in 0.3 in 17
December 48.7°F 37.8°F 43.3°F 1.95 in 2.4 in 17

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