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United States / Washington / Shelton Metro Area / Mason County / Shelton / Zip Codes
Shelton, WA has a mild climate with fairly warm summers and mildly cold winters. The average summer temperature is 74 degrees Fahrenheit and the average winter temperature is 43 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is relatively consistent throughout the year, amounting to an average of 52 inches annually. The area often experiences moderate winds from the southwest throughout the year.

Shelton, Washington gets 62 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shelton averages 4 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 Shelton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shelton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 165 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 62 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateShelton, WashingtonUnited States
  62.1 in.38.1 in.
  3.5 in.27.8 in.
  164.5 days106.2 days
  134 days205 days
  76.5°85.8°
  33.9°21.7°
  7.17
  2.64.3
  23 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 Shelton with an average high temperature of 77.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Washington. In Shelton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shelton are August, July and September.
In Shelton, there are 4.7 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 Shelton with an average of 33.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Washington.
In Shelton, there are 58.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Washington.
In Shelton, 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 Shelton 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 Shelton with 10.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 43% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.1 inches in Shelton means that it is wetter than most places in Washington.
November is the rainiest month in Shelton with 21.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 164.5 rainy days annually in Shelton, which is rainier than most places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.5 inches in Shelton means that it is less snowy than most places in Washington. December is the snowiest month in Shelton with 1.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Joe · Shelton, WA
Terrible
Over 3 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Michael · Shelton, WA
Old town going nowhere.
Over 5 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Mitchell · Shelton, WA
big city crime in a small town
Over 9 years ago

Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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