Zip 99022 (Medical Lake, WA) Climate

Medical Lake, WA has a humid subtropical climate typical of the Pacific Northwest. The summers are typically hot and dry with temperatures reaching up to 90°F on average while the winters are cold and wet with temperatures dropping as low as 28°F on average. July is usually the hottest month while January is usually the coldest. Rainfall averages at around 25 inches annually, most of which falls during the winter months when snowfall can also be seen occasionally.

Medical Lake (zip 99022), Washington gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Medical Lake (zip 99022) averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Medical Lake (zip 99022). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Medical Lake (zip 99022) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 99022 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Washington.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 99022 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

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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 99022 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Washington. In the 99022 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 99022 zip code are July, September and August.

In the 99022 zip code, there are 13.4 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 99022 zip code with an average of 20.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Washington.

In the 99022 zip code, there are 145.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Washington.

In the 99022 zip code, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Washington.

Humidity is low in the 99022 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 99022 zip code with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 34% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.5 inches in the 99022 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Washington.

December is the rainiest month in the 99022 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 102.8 rainy days annually in the 99022 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.4 inches in the 99022 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Washington. December is the snowiest month in the 99022 zip code with 14.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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