Vancouver, WA

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

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
29°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,900
Cooling need
336

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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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