Zip 98266 (Peaceful Valley, WA) Climate

Peaceful Valley, WA has a temperate climate with mild winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the winter ranges between 35-45 degrees Fahrenheit, while the summer temperatures typically reach around 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an average of 36 inches annually. The area is known for its sunny and dry spring months and occasionally experiences snowfall during the winter.

Peaceful Valley (zip 98266), Washington gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Peaceful Valley (zip 98266) averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 158 sunny days per year in Peaceful Valley (zip 98266). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Peaceful Valley (zip 98266) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 172 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 74 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 98266 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Washington.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and September are the most pleasant months in the 98266 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Peaceful Valley, Washington	United States
	58.6 in.	38.1 in.
	18.8 in.	27.8 in.
	171.6 days	106.2 days
	158 days	205 days
	73.8°	85.8°
	32.1°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	2.5	4.3
	518 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 98266 zip code with an average high temperature of 74.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Washington. In the 98266 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 98266 zip code are August, July and September.

In the 98266 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Washington.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 98266 zip code with an average of 31.5°. This is colder than most places in Washington.

In the 98266 zip code, there are 66.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Washington.

In the 98266 zip code, 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 98266 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 August, July and June.

November is the wettest month in the 98266 zip code with 9.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 35% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.6 inches in the 98266 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Washington.

November is the rainiest month in the 98266 zip code with 20.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 171.6 rainy days annually in the 98266 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.8 inches in the 98266 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Washington. December is the snowiest month in the 98266 zip code with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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