Vancouver, WA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PORTLAND INTL AP, OR US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Vancouver has an annual average temperature of 55.1°F with about 36.9 inches of precipitation per year and 4.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 82.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.2°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.77 in) and July the driest (0.51 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.
Best time to visit Vancouver
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →76 of 366 (20.8%) of Vancouver'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.
| 1930s | 13 | |
| 1940s | 46 | |
| 1950s | 28 | |
| 1960s | 25 | |
| 1970s | 41 | |
| 1980s | 53 | |
| 1990s | 35 | |
| 2000s | 38 | |
| 2010s | 37 | |
| 2020s | 50 |
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 | 36.2°F | 41.9°F | 5.03 in | 1.7 in | 19 |
| February | 51.5°F | 36.8°F | 44.1°F | 3.68 in | 1.2 in | 16 |
| March | 56.8°F | 39.7°F | 48.3°F | 3.97 in | 0.1 in | 18 |
| April | 62.0°F | 43.7°F | 52.8°F | 2.89 in | — | 17 |
| May | 69.3°F | 49.4°F | 59.4°F | 2.51 in | — | 13 |
| June | 74.3°F | 54.1°F | 64.2°F | 1.63 in | — | 9 |
| July | 81.9°F | 58.5°F | 70.2°F | 0.51 in | — | 4 |
| August | 82.3°F | 58.9°F | 70.6°F | 0.54 in | — | 4 |
| September | 76.7°F | 54.1°F | 65.4°F | 1.52 in | — | 7 |
| October | 64.4°F | 46.7°F | 55.6°F | 3.42 in | — | 14 |
| November | 53.5°F | 40.6°F | 47.1°F | 5.45 in | — | 18 |
| December | 46.9°F | 36.2°F | 41.6°F | 5.77 in | 1.2 in | 19 |
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