Stanwood, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ARLINGTON, WA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Stanwood has an annual average temperature of 49.1°F with about 49 inches of precipitation per year and 4.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 77.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 27.9°F). November is typically the wettest month (7.15 in) and July the driest (1.15 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Annual swing
25.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,715
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

224 of 366 (61.2%) of Stanwood'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.

1920s
3
1930s
2
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
37
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
0
2010s
313
2020s
11

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 47.4°F 28.6°F 38.0°F 5.92 in 0.8 in 20
February 50.5°F 28.0°F 39.3°F 4.42 in 0.7 in 16
March 54.2°F 31.5°F 42.9°F 5.00 in 0.4 in 19
April 59.8°F 35.3°F 47.6°F 4.34 in 17
May 66.7°F 40.9°F 53.8°F 3.43 in 13
June 71.0°F 45.4°F 58.2°F 2.66 in 12
July 77.3°F 47.9°F 62.6°F 1.15 in 6
August 77.7°F 47.1°F 62.4°F 1.34 in 6
September 72.0°F 42.2°F 57.1°F 2.49 in 10
October 60.8°F 36.9°F 48.9°F 4.94 in 16
November 52.2°F 31.2°F 41.7°F 7.15 in 0.2 in 20
December 46.1°F 27.9°F 37.0°F 6.15 in 2.2 in 20

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