Zip 98605 (Bingen, WA) Climate

98605 Bingen, WA has a typically mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 75°F while the average low temperatures reaches into the 40s. In the winter, temperatures tend to stay in the mid-40s during the day and dip down into the 20s at night. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, but is highest in late fall and winter.

Bingen (zip 98605), Washington gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bingen (zip 98605) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Bingen (zip 98605). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bingen (zip 98605) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 98605 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Washington.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

July, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 98605 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bingen, Washington	United States
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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 98605 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Washington. In the 98605 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 98605 zip code are September, July and August.

In the 98605 zip code, there are 14.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Washington.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 98605 zip code with an average of 24.4°. This is colder than most places in Washington.

In the 98605 zip code, there are 149.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Washington.

In the 98605 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Washington.

Humidity is low in the 98605 zip code, and some people might find the dryness to be uncomfortable. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

December is the wettest month in the 98605 zip code with 7.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 48% of yearly precipitation and 5% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in the 98605 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Washington.

November is the rainiest month in the 98605 zip code with 15.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 1.8 rainy days. There are 109.4 rainy days annually in the 98605 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 38% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 8% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.6 inches in the 98605 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Washington. December is the snowiest month in the 98605 zip code with 16.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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