Port Angeles, WA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Port Angeles's primary NOAA station, PORT ANGELES INTL AP - 2 stations mapped to the area.
The climate verdict for Port Angeles
A compact 21.3°F seasonal swing gives Port Angeles, Washington a steadier-than-extreme annual shape. NOAA reports an annual average of 49°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 49°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 29.4"
- yearly precipitation total
- 206 days
- frost-free growing season
Port Angeles: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00094266 · Port Angeles, WA 49°F mean · 29.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-NARROW · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-MULTI · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 49°F
- RANK-COOL #2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elwha Ranger St…
- PRCP-MID 29.4"
- SWING-NARROW 21°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,015 HDD
- STN-MULTI USW00094266
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Elwha Ranger Station, WA (+ 0.2 °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.
- Port Angeles (this station) 49°F
- Hot Newfound Gap, TN 49°F
- Near Elwha Ranger St…, WA 49°F
- Near Humptulips Salm…, WA 49°F
- Near Silver Creek Fa…, OR 49°F
Climate Living Index · Port Angeles
Port Angeles: 70/100 · grade B
Port Angeles publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Port Angeles, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 0 calendar days | 100/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 29.4 in · 5.6 from 35 in | 80/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 206 days/year | 69/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 48.5°F · 19.0° from 67.5°F | 34/100 · F |
Port Angeles · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Port Angeles is a temperate Köppen climate: Csb
Coldest-month mean 39.1°F and warmest-month mean 60.4°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
- 60.4°F
- Coldest month
- 39.1°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 Port Angeles sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Port Angeles's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 34th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 39th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 96%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Port Angeles is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Port Angeles compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Port Angeles's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F (7°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 4.3" | N/A | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 47°F (8°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 2.8" | N/A | 12.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 50°F (10°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 2.9" | N/A | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 54°F (12°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 1.6" | N/A | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 60°F (15°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 1.2" | N/A | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| June | 63°F (17°C) | 47°F (9°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 0.7" | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| July | 68°F (20°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 0.5" | N/A | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| August | 70°F (21°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 0.6" | N/A | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| September | 66°F (19°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.3" | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| October | 57°F (14°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 3.1" | N/A | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| November | 49°F (10°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 5.1" | N/A | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 5.2" | N/A | 12.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The calendar barely moves in Port Angeles: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 33°F near February 1 and 70°F near August 12.
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 February 1.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 2, when 57% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 22 at 13%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 143 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 3 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 20°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Port Angeles.
Where Port Angeles Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 20°F.
Port Angeles 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
17.4 days with precipitation
13.4 days with precipitation
15.6 days with precipitation
11.9 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
3.9 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
13.7 days with precipitation
17.4 days with precipitation
16.7 days with precipitation
Port Angeles'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 21.3°F seasonal spread.
- Wettest month
- December, 5.2"
- Driest month
- July, 0.5"
- Wettest three months
- December, November, January (50% 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.
How Port Angeles's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 142 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 29.4" between them, or roughly 0.21 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 31
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 8
50% probability date
Growing Season
206 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,015
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
22
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WA closest to Port Angeles 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 (49°F here).
- Butler, PA 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Decorah, IA 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Fredericktown, OH 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 49°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (29.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Putnam, OK 29.4" · 0.0" off
- Detroit Lakes, MN 29.4" · 0.0" off
- Montevideo, MN 29.4" · 0.0" off
- Antigo, WI 29.4" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Port Angeles's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · low swing
Heating is the larger measured load in Port Angeles, at 6,015 degree days versus 22 for cooling. Unlike a strongly continental record, however, its 21.3°F month-to-month range is compact; persistent cool-season demand matters more than a dramatic summer-to-winter reversal.
Port Angeles's frost-free season lasts about 206 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
Temperature varies within a narrow 21.3°F band across the normal year. August and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 49°F. Monthly rows still matter, but they refine a steady profile rather than reveal two climatic extremes.
Port Angeles's 29.4 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Port Angeles'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 Port Angeles, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Port Angeles's primary station: PORT ANGELES INTL AP (USW00094266). 2 NOAA stations are mapped to the Port Angeles area; the primary station's record is used for consistency. 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 an incorporated place (GEOID 5355365). Match rule for Port Angeles: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Port Angeles 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.