Belfair, WA Climate


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Belfair, WA has a temperate marine climate with mild and wet winters and dry summers. The average annual temperature is 54°F with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing and occasionally reaching the mid-80s in the summer months. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging 37 inches per year. Summers tend to be dry and sunny while winters are more cloudy and wet. Although Belfair does not experience extreme weather events, it can get quite windy at times due to its close proximity to the water.

Belfair, Washington gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Belfair averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 136 sunny days per year in Belfair. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Belfair gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Belfair is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Washington.

9.2 Summer - 5.3 Winter
August, July and September are the most pleasant months in Belfair, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBelfair, WashingtonUnited States
  54.3 in.38.1 in.
  2.3 in.27.8 in.
  156.8 days106.2 days
  136 days205 days
  75.8°85.8°
  35.4°21.7°
  7.27
  2.64.3
  49 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Belfair with an average high temperature of 76.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Washington. In Belfair, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Belfair are August, July and September.
In Belfair, there are 2.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Washington.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Belfair with an average of 34.6°. This is warmer than most places in Washington.
In Belfair, there are 38.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Washington.
In Belfair, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Washington.
Humidity in Belfair is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.
December is the wettest month in Belfair with 9.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 43% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.3 inches in Belfair means that it is wetter than most places in Washington.
November is the rainiest month in Belfair with 19.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 156.8 rainy days annually in Belfair, which is about average compared to other places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.3 inches in Belfair means that it is less snowy than most places in Washington. December is the snowiest month in Belfair with 0.9 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 3 years ago

Belfair is a great place for riding state ORV trails and motorcycle trails. People from all over the NW come to the enormous section of state land set aside for such  More

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