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United States / Oregon / No Metro Area / Tillamook County / Cape Meares / Zip Codes
Cape Meares, OR enjoys a temperate mild climate year-round. Winters in the area are generally mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing and snowfall being rare. Summers are warmer with temperatures reaching into the 60s and 70s but the region is kept cool by the ocean breezes coming off of Tillamook Bay to the west. Rainfall averages around 38 inches per year, making it ideal for outdoor activities during any season of the year.

Cape Meares, Oregon gets 94 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cape Meares averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 134 sunny days per year in Cape Meares. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cape Meares gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 178 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 69 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 94 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cape Meares is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Oregon.

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter
August, July and September are the most pleasant months in Cape Meares, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCape Meares, OregonUnited States
  94.3 in.38.1 in.
  0.9 in.27.8 in.
  178.4 days106.2 days
  134 days205 days
  68.8°85.8°
  38.6°21.7°
  77
  2.94.3
  259 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 Cape Meares with an average high temperature of 69.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oregon. In Cape Meares, there are 0 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cape Meares are August, September and July.
In Cape Meares, there are 0.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Oregon.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cape Meares with an average of 37.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Oregon.
In Cape Meares, there are 25.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oregon.
In Cape Meares, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Oregon.
Humidity in Cape Meares 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.
November is the wettest month in Cape Meares with 15.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 94.3 inches in Cape Meares means that it is one of the wettest places in Oregon.
November is the rainiest month in Cape Meares with 21.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 178.4 rainy days annually in Cape Meares, which is one of the rainiest places in Oregon. 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 0.9 inches in Cape Meares means that it is less snowy than most places in Oregon. January is the snowiest month in Cape Meares with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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