Zip 98617 (Dallesport, WA) Climate

98617 Dallesport, WA has a mild climate due to its location in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area experiences warm summers with temperatures ranging from 60°F (16°C) to 85°F (29°C). Winters are often cooler and wetter here, with temperatures dropping as low as 32°F (0°C) at times. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of about 40 inches per year. Snowfall is light in this area, usually only occurring during the winter months, but snow accumulation rarely exceeds one inch or two.

Dallesport (zip 98617), Washington gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dallesport (zip 98617) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Dallesport (zip 98617). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dallesport (zip 98617) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 98617 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Washington.

9.3 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, July and September are the most pleasant months in the 98617 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dallesport, Washington	United States
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	86.4°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.5	Unlock
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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 98617 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Washington. In the 98617 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 98617 zip code are June, September and May.

In the 98617 zip code, there are 32.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Washington.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 98617 zip code with an average of 29.5°. This is colder than most places in Washington.

In the 98617 zip code, there are 77.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Washington.

In the 98617 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Washington.

Humidity in the 98617 zip code 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 July, August and June.

December is the wettest month in the 98617 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 49% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.4 inches in the 98617 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Washington.

November is the rainiest month in the 98617 zip code with 15.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 1.7 rainy days. There are 105.0 rainy days annually in the 98617 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 8% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.8 inches in the 98617 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Washington. January is the snowiest month in the 98617 zip code with 4.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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