Zip 98584 (Shelton, WA) Climate

The climate in 98584 Shelton, WA is varied throughout the year. In the summertime, temperatures can typically reach up to 75°F during the day and dip as low as 50°F at night. In the winter, temperatures tend to range from 35°F to 45°F during the day and can drop to 25°F at night. The city gets a good amount of precipitation throughout the year with an average of 4 inches per month during January and February and around 2 inches for the rest of the months. There are also occasional snowfalls in winter with an average of 4-5 inches per season.

Shelton (zip 98584), Washington gets 62 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shelton (zip 98584) averages 4 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 Shelton (zip 98584). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shelton (zip 98584) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 165 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 62 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 98584 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Washington.

9.1 Summer - 5 Winter

July, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 98584 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Shelton, Washington	United States
	62.1 in.	38.1 in.
	3.5 in.	27.8 in.
	164.5 days	106.2 days
	136 days	205 days
	76.5°	85.8°
	33.9°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	2.6	4.3
	174 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 98584 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Washington. In the 98584 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 98584 zip code are August, July and September.

In the 98584 zip code, there are 4.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Washington.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 98584 zip code with an average of 33.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Washington.

In the 98584 zip code, there are 58.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Washington.

In the 98584 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 98584 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 September.

November is the wettest month in the 98584 zip code with 10.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 43% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.1 inches in the 98584 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Washington.

November is the rainiest month in the 98584 zip code with 21.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 164.5 rainy days annually in the 98584 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.5 inches in the 98584 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Washington. December is the snowiest month in the 98584 zip code with 1.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Robyn · Shelton, WA

Fuckin retched

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for 2 years. Manager at the Subway next the gym is a known pedo that is still allowed to be around kids. A lot of the workers at Walmart are *******s. The More

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