Shelton, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SHELTON SANDERSON FLD, WA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Shelton has an annual average temperature of 51.4°F with about 67.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 78.5°F), and the coldest is February (average low 33.1°F). November is typically the wettest month (11.60 in) and July the driest (0.68 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
25.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,905
Cooling need
12

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

181 of 366 (49.5%) of Shelton'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
21
2000s
123
2010s
138
2020s
84

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 47.0°F 33.7°F 40.4°F 11.08 in 20
February 50.4°F 33.1°F 41.7°F 6.66 in 17
March 54.7°F 35.1°F 44.9°F 7.24 in 20
April 59.8°F 38.1°F 48.9°F 4.86 in 16
May 66.8°F 43.9°F 55.3°F 2.62 in 13
June 71.5°F 48.6°F 60.0°F 1.54 in 9
July 78.1°F 52.1°F 65.1°F 0.68 in 4
August 78.5°F 52.2°F 65.3°F 1.22 in 5
September 73.5°F 47.5°F 60.5°F 2.50 in 9
October 61.5°F 41.1°F 51.3°F 6.99 in 15
November 51.9°F 36.2°F 44.0°F 11.60 in 20
December 45.7°F 33.3°F 39.5°F 10.92 in 20

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