Ridgefield, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SCAPPOOSE IND AP, OR US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ridgefield has an annual average temperature of 53°F with about 42.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 82.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 33.7°F). December is typically the wettest month (7.25 in) and July the driest (0.48 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
28.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,500
Cooling need
177

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

200 of 366 (54.6%) of Ridgefield'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
13
2000s
114
2010s
126
2020s
113

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 46.8°F 33.8°F 40.3°F 6.54 in 21
February 51.2°F 34.2°F 42.7°F 4.62 in 17
March 56.3°F 36.9°F 46.6°F 4.54 in 19
April 61.0°F 39.9°F 50.5°F 3.08 in 17
May 68.2°F 46.2°F 57.2°F 2.49 in 13
June 73.1°F 50.6°F 61.8°F 1.37 in 10
July 81.0°F 54.5°F 67.7°F 0.48 in 4
August 82.0°F 54.4°F 68.2°F 0.52 in 4
September 76.3°F 49.8°F 63.0°F 1.56 in 8
October 63.6°F 42.8°F 53.2°F 3.60 in 15
November 52.6°F 37.0°F 44.8°F 6.26 in 19
December 46.1°F 33.7°F 39.9°F 7.25 in 20

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