Bellingham Metro Area, WA Climate

The climate in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area is mild and heavily influenced by the Pacific Ocean. Summers are generally dry and sunny, with temperatures typically reaching into the high seventies. Winters are relatively wet, but usually on the cooler side with temperatures rarely dropping into the teens. In general, the area has fewer extremes than other parts of Washington state, making it a great place to live for those looking for mild weather year-round.

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

Bellingham Metro Area averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 136 sunny days per year in Bellingham Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bellingham Metro Area 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 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 5.2 Winter

August, July and September are the most pleasant months in the Bellingham metro area, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bellingham, Washington	United States
	42.3 in.	38.1 in.
	10.0 in.	27.8 in.
	161.6 days	106.2 days
	136 days	205 days
	72.9°	85.8°
	33.8°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	2.5	4.3
	2991 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 the Bellingham metro area with an average high temperature of 73.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Washington. In the Bellingham metro area, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Bellingham metro area are August, July and June.

In the Bellingham metro area, there are 0.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Washington.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Bellingham metro area with an average of 33.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Washington.

In the Bellingham metro area, 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 the Bellingham metro area, 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 the Bellingham metro area 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 the Bellingham metro area with 6.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.3 inches in the Bellingham metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Washington.

November is the rainiest month in the Bellingham metro area with 19.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 161.6 rainy days annually in the Bellingham metro area, which is about average compared to other 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 10.0 inches in the Bellingham metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Washington. December is the snowiest month in the Bellingham metro area with 3.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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