Port Townsend, WA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PORT TOWNSEND, WA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Port Townsend has an annual average temperature of 51.9°F with about 19.1 inches of precipitation per year and 0.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 73.1°F), and the coldest is February (average low 38.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (2.58 in) and August the driest (0.54 in). Snow typically falls from February through December.
Best time to visit Port Townsend
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Port Townsend'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 | 15 | |
| 1900s | 26 | |
| 1910s | 26 | |
| 1920s | 14 | |
| 1930s | 35 | |
| 1940s | 37 | |
| 1950s | 44 | |
| 1960s | 45 | |
| 1970s | 23 | |
| 1980s | 44 | |
| 1990s | 12 | |
| 2000s | 45 |
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 | 46.4°F | 38.4°F | 42.4°F | 2.24 in | — | 16 |
| February | 48.6°F | 38.3°F | 43.4°F | 1.61 in | 0.2 in | 12 |
| March | 52.1°F | 40.3°F | 46.2°F | 1.85 in | — | 15 |
| April | 57.5°F | 43.2°F | 50.4°F | 1.53 in | — | 13 |
| May | 63.1°F | 47.2°F | 55.2°F | 1.52 in | — | 11 |
| June | 67.9°F | 51.0°F | 59.4°F | 1.37 in | — | 9 |
| July | 72.6°F | 53.0°F | 62.8°F | 0.73 in | — | 6 |
| August | 73.1°F | 53.5°F | 63.3°F | 0.54 in | — | 6 |
| September | 68.0°F | 51.0°F | 59.5°F | 1.10 in | — | 7 |
| October | 58.2°F | 46.3°F | 52.2°F | 1.64 in | — | 13 |
| November | 50.1°F | 41.3°F | 45.7°F | 2.43 in | — | 17 |
| December | 45.3°F | 38.4°F | 41.8°F | 2.58 in | 0.4 in | 16 |
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