Ocean Shores, WA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ocean Shores has an annual average temperature of 51°F with about 68.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 68.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 37.3°F). November is typically the wettest month (10.95 in) and July the driest (0.85 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
19°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,034
Cooling need
0

Best time to visit Ocean Shores

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

77 of 366 (21%) of Ocean Shores'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.

1950s
28
1960s
64
1970s
48
1980s
53
1990s
39
2000s
39
2010s
56
2020s
39

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 47.5°F 38.0°F 42.8°F 10.91 in 22
February 49.6°F 37.6°F 43.6°F 6.65 in 18
March 52.2°F 39.3°F 45.8°F 7.74 in 22
April 55.6°F 41.9°F 48.7°F 5.35 in 19
May 60.1°F 46.6°F 53.4°F 2.99 in 14
June 63.4°F 50.8°F 57.1°F 2.01 in 12
July 67.0°F 53.7°F 60.3°F 0.85 in 6
August 68.1°F 53.9°F 61.0°F 1.35 in 7
September 67.0°F 51.2°F 59.1°F 2.53 in 10
October 59.5°F 45.5°F 52.5°F 6.91 in 17
November 51.6°F 40.3°F 45.9°F 10.95 in 22
December 46.7°F 37.3°F 42.0°F 10.52 in 22

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