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United States / Washington / No Metro Area / Wahkiakum County / Puget Island / Zip Codes
Puget Island, WA is located on the Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It has a marine-influenced climate with mild winters and cool summers. Average temperatures range from highs of around 70°F during the summer months to lows of around 40°F in winter. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, but most common during fall and winter months. Snowfall is relatively rare on Puget Island, usually occurring only at higher elevations and along mountain passes.

Puget Island, Washington gets 79 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Puget Island averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 126 sunny days per year in Puget Island. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Puget Island gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 183 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 34
Rain: averages 79 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 5 Winter
July, August and September are the most pleasant months in Puget Island, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePuget Island, WashingtonUnited States
  78.8 in.38.1 in.
  4.0 in.27.8 in.
  183.4 days106.2 days
  126 days205 days
  75.6°85.8°
  34.0°21.7°
  77
  2.94.3
  646 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 Puget Island with an average high temperature of 76.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Washington. In Puget Island, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Puget Island are August, July and September.
In Puget Island, there are 5.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Washington.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Puget Island with an average of 33.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Washington.
In Puget Island, there are 58.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Washington.
In Puget Island, 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 Puget Island 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 Puget Island with 13.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.2 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 78.8 inches in Puget Island means that it is one of the wettest places in Washington.
November is the rainiest month in Puget Island with 21.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 183.4 rainy days annually in Puget Island, which is one of the rainiest 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 4.0 inches in Puget Island means that it is less snowy than most places in Washington. February is the snowiest month in Puget Island with 1.3 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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