Cottage Lake, WA Climate


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Cottage Lake, WA has a warm and temperate climate with mild winters and long, sunny summers. The average temperature in the summer months is around 70°F and rarely falls below 40°F in the winter months. Precipitation is relatively common throughout the year, but it is more frequent during the winter months, with an average of about 6 inches per month. The area experiences little snowfall each year, so outdoor activities are not affected by harsh weather conditions for most of the year.

Cottage Lake, Washington gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cottage Lake averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 153 sunny days per year in Cottage Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cottage Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 173 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 75 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 36
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cottage Lake 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 Cottage Lake, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCottage Lake, WashingtonUnited States
  44.6 in.38.1 in.
  4.5 in.27.8 in.
  172.5 days106.2 days
  153 days205 days
  75.2°85.8°
  35.9°21.7°
  7.27
  2.64.3
  236 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 Cottage Lake with an average high temperature of 76.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Washington. In Cottage Lake, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cottage Lake are August, July and September.
In Cottage Lake, there are 1.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Washington.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cottage Lake with an average of 34.7°. This is warmer than most places in Washington.
In Cottage Lake, there are 34.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Washington.
In Cottage Lake, 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 Cottage Lake 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 Cottage Lake with 7.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 36% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in Cottage Lake means that it is wetter than most places in Washington.
November is the rainiest month in Cottage Lake with 20.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 172.5 rainy days annually in Cottage Lake, which is rainier than most places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 4.5 inches in Cottage Lake means that it is less snowy than most places in Washington. December is the snowiest month in Cottage Lake with 1.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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