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Naselle, WA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month

Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score

30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Naselle's primary NOAA station, NASELLE 2 ENE.

The climate verdict for Naselle

Water is the standout signal in Naselle, Washington: 112.2 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 51°F. At 49/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 18% of scores.

51°F
annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
49/100
comfort score, above 18% of station-mapped location scores
112.2"
annual precipitation · 2" snow
179 days
growing season, frost-free days

Naselle: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.

Normals record plate

Sheet USC00455774 · Naselle, WA 51°F mean · 112.2" precip

TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-NARROW · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL

Nearest mean-temperature peer: Clatskanie, OR (+ 0.1 °F mean)

Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.

Mean-temperature neighbourhood

Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WA station list.

Climate Living Index · Naselle

Naselle: 57/100 · grade C

Naselle publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.

C
57/100Climate Living Index

PlainClimate-derived for Naselle, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 49/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.

Naselle Living Index dimension scores
DimensionStation valueScore
Normal heat + freeze calendar 0 calendar days 100/100 · A
Snowfall burden 1.7 inches/year 78/100 · B
Frost-free season 179 days/year 49/100 · D
Annual temperature balance 50.7°F · 16.8° from 67.5°F 43/100 · D
Precipitation balance 112.2 in · 77.2 from 35 in 0/100 · F

Naselle · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.

Naselle is a temperate Köppen climate: Csb

Coldest-month mean 40.1°F and warmest-month mean 62.6°F place this station in temperate, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Csb). Class Csb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, dry-summer, warm summer.

Köppen code
Csb
Group
Temperate
Warmest month
62.6°F
Coldest month
40.1°F

Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.

National standing · heating-led station

Where Naselle sits across the climate record

Three NOAA fields for Naselle's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.

Annual temperature
43rd percentile warmth
Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
Annual precipitation
Top 1% wettest
Naselle's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
Seasonal temperature swing
Narrower than 96%
Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Naselle is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.

How Naselle compares across U.S. station-mapped locations

Naselle's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations

PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals

49 18th percentile score exceeds 18% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores

0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry. 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry. 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry. 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry. 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band. 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry. 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry. This location 0 100 every station-mapped location, bucketed by value
  1. 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  2. 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  3. 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
  4. 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
  5. 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
  6. 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
  7. 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
  8. 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
  9. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
  10. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.

Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more station-mapped locations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Monthly Temperatures

Average daily high and low temperatures by month

Month Avg High Avg Low Mean
January 49°F (9°C) 34°F (1°C) 41°F (5°C)
February 51°F (11°C) 33°F (1°C) 42°F (6°C)
March 55°F (13°C) 35°F (2°C) 45°F (7°C)
April 59°F (15°C) 38°F (3°C) 49°F (9°C)
May 64°F (18°C) 44°F (6°C) 54°F (12°C)
June 67°F (20°C) 47°F (8°C) 57°F (14°C)
July 72°F (22°C) 50°F (10°C) 61°F (16°C)
August 74°F (24°C) 51°F (11°C) 63°F (17°C)
September 72°F (22°C) 46°F (8°C) 59°F (15°C)
October 63°F (17°C) 41°F (5°C) 52°F (11°C)
November 54°F (12°C) 36°F (2°C) 45°F (7°C)
December 47°F (8°C) 33°F (1°C) 40°F (5°C)

The year, day by day

The calendar barely moves in Naselle: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 33°F near December 17 and 75°F near August 27.

Normal daily high and low temperature for Naselle, January through December Peaks 75°F around August 27. Bottoms 33°F around December 17. 25 35 45 55 65 75 freezing JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal daily high and low across the calendar year. NOAA 1991–2020 daily normals, NASELLE 2 ENE.

No freezing date

Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 33°F around December 17.

Where the wet dates fall

The likeliest wet date is November 29, when 74% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 1 at 21%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 202 wet dates a year.

The widest day

September 13 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.

Look up any date

Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Naselle.

Where Naselle Stands Nationally

This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 112 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.

Naselle earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.

Monthly Precipitation

Average monthly rainfall and snowfall

January 17.8"

Snow: 1.0"

22.3 days with precipitation

February 11.6"

Snow: 0.3"

19.0 days with precipitation

March 12.5"

Snow: 0.1"

22.1 days with precipitation

April 8.7"

20.0 days with precipitation

May 4.7"

16.0 days with precipitation

June 3.6"

14.2 days with precipitation

July 1.2"

7.6 days with precipitation

August 1.9"

7.1 days with precipitation

September 4.3"

10.9 days with precipitation

October 10.7"

17.3 days with precipitation

November 17.1"

21.9 days with precipitation

December 18.3"

Snow: 0.3"

22.7 days with precipitation

Naselle's wet season runs through the cold months

December, January and February carry 42% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 6%. That is the cool-season-dominant pattern of the West Coast and the higher inland West, where storm tracks swing south in winter and summer turns dry; the thermometer meanwhile shows an unusually narrow 22.5°F seasonal spread.

Wettest month
December, 18.3"
Driest month
July, 1.2"
Wettest three months
December, January, November (47% of the year)

Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A cool-season label means the December-February share reaches 35%. Where snow falls, the monthly figures above report liquid-equivalent precipitation, so a wet winter month is not necessarily a rainy one.

When it rains in Naselle, it arrives in quantity

112.2" of precipitation falls across only about 201 wet days here, averaging 0.56 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.

Days with measurable precipitation
about 201 a year, 55% of all days
Average depth per wet day
0.56 inches
Most wet days
December, about 23
Fewest wet days
August, about 7

A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.

Snow reaches Naselle, but rarely amounts to much

The normals record 1.7 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.

A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 2 days a year record any measurable snow at all.

NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.

Frost Dates & Growing Season

First Fall Freeze

October 20

50% probability date

Last Spring Freeze

April 24

50% probability date

Growing Season

179 days

Heating & Cooling Degree Days

Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling

Heating Degree Days

5,253

Higher = more heating needed

Cooling Degree Days

53

Higher = more cooling needed

Warmest Month

August

Coldest Month

December

Nationwide similar cities

Other rankable U.S. places outside WA closest to Naselle on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.

Closest by average temperature

Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (51°F here).

Closest by annual precipitation

Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (112.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.

Washington climate overview →

Data-derived climate profile

How Naselle's climate pattern fits together

heating led · wet · low swing

Heating is the larger measured load in Naselle, at 5,253 degree days versus 53 for cooling. Unlike a strongly continental record, however, its 22.5°F month-to-month range is compact; persistent cool-season demand matters more than a dramatic summer-to-winter reversal.

Naselle's frost-free season lasts about 179 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.

Naselle's 22.5°F seasonal spread is compact even though precipitation is abundant. August and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 51°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.

Alongside its heating load, Naselle carries 112.2 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 1.7 inches. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.

These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Naselle's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Naselle, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.

Questions about Naselle's climate

How much rain does Naselle get?
Naselle receives 112.2 inches of precipitation, including 1.7 inches of snow. Based on NOAA 30-year climate normals (1991-2020).
How much energy does heating and cooling require in Naselle?
Naselle has 5,253 heating degree days and 53 cooling degree days annually, a heating-dominated climate. Degree-day definitions: reading weather data.

Data Sources

Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Naselle's primary station: NASELLE 2 ENE (USC00455774). For informational purposes only.

Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 5348015), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Naselle: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainClimate

On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Naselle comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.