Lynden, WA Climate


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Lynden, WA has a mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. The average temperature in the summer months ranges from mid-60s to mid-80s, while the winter months see temperatures between 30 and 40 degrees on average. Rainfall is common throughout the year, with most rain occurring in the winter months. Snow is rare but possible in the winter months, although it usually melts quickly due to the mild temperatures.

Lynden, Washington gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lynden averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Lynden. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lynden gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 162 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 73 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lynden is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Washington.

9.1 Summer - 5.1 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Lynden, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLynden, WashingtonUnited States
  41.5 in.38.1 in.
  8.9 in.27.8 in.
  161.8 days106.2 days
  159 days205 days
  73.2°85.8°
  33.7°21.7°
  7.17
  2.54.3
  108 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 Lynden with an average high temperature of 73.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Washington. In Lynden, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lynden are August, July and June.
In Lynden, there are 0.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Washington.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lynden with an average of 32.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Washington.
In Lynden, there are 51.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Washington.
In Lynden, 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 Lynden 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 June.
November is the wettest month in Lynden with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.5 inches in Lynden means that it is about average compared to other places in Washington.
November is the rainiest month in Lynden with 19.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 161.8 rainy days annually in Lynden, which is about average compared to other places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.9 inches in Lynden means that it is snowier than most places in Washington. December is the snowiest month in Lynden with 2.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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