Raymond, Washington climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Raymond's normal year runs from 32°F December nights to 73°F August afternoons, with 83.7 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.9°C, December lows of 0°C, August highs of 23°C, 2,125 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRaymond (2 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00456914
- Location46.65°N 123.73°W
- Elevation30 ft (9 m)
- Population3,228
On October 23, the normal high in Raymond is 58°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 69%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Raymond.
- Jan 48° 33°
- Feb 51° 32°
- Mar 54° 35°
- Apr 58° 37°
- May 63° 43°
- Jun 67° 47°
- Jul 71° 51°
- Aug 73° 50°
- Sep 70° 46°
- Oct 61° 40°
- Nov 52° 35°
- Dec 47° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Raymond each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 73°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in January (13.05 in), the least in July (0.91 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 33°F | 40.5°F | 13.05 | 0.5 | 23 | <1 | 15 | 9 h |
| February | 51°F | 32°F | 41.5°F | 8.70 | 0.1 | 20 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 54°F | 35°F | 44.3°F | 9.74 | 0.0 | 23 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 37°F | 47.6°F | 6.54 | 0.0 | 21 | <1 | 7 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 63°F | 43°F | 53.1°F | 3.64 | 0.0 | 16 | <1 | 1 | 15 h |
| June | 67°F | 47°F | 57.0°F | 2.61 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 71°F | 51°F | 61.1°F | 0.91 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 73°F | 50°F | 61.6°F | 1.36 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 70°F | 46°F | 57.9°F | 3.11 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 61°F | 40°F | 50.1°F | 8.33 | 0.0 | 21 | <1 | 5 | 11 h |
| November | 52°F | 35°F | 43.4°F | 13.02 | 0.0 | 23 | <1 | 11 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 47°F | 32°F | 39.5°F | 12.64 | 0.5 | 23 | <1 | 17 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 40°F | 49.8°F | 83.65 | 1.1 | 211 | 3 | 82 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | 1°C | 4.7°C | 331 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 10°C | 0°C | 5.3°C | 221 mm | 0 cm |
| March | 12°C | 1°C | 6.8°C | 247 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 14°C | 3°C | 8.7°C | 166 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 17°C | 6°C | 11.7°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 19°C | 8°C | 13.9°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 22°C | 11°C | 16.2°C | 23 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23°C | 10°C | 16.4°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 8°C | 14.4°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 4°C | 10.1°C | 212 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 11°C | 2°C | 6.3°C | 331 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 8°C | 0°C | 4.2°C | 321 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00456914; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Raymond?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00456914.
When is the last frost in Raymond?
In Raymond, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 26 in half of years and after May 12 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 17 in half of years and before October 1 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 261 year in 10 after May 12; 9 in 10 after April 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 171 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before November 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 177 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 228 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 27 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Raymond in zone 8a in ZIP code 98577, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Raymond's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 17°F (23 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Washington · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00456914; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Raymond?
In a normal year in Raymond, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 82 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 211 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 82a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 211a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1980) is 107°F, on June 28, 2021; the lowest is 4°F, on December 21, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1999, with 112.88 in; the snowiest season is 1997–98, with 8.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00456914; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00456914. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Raymond?
Over a year 67% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Raymond, 3.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (52%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 52% | 1.1 |
| February | 59% | 2.0 |
| March | 57% | 2.9 |
| April | 62% | 4.2 |
| May | 66% | 5.2 |
| June | 67% | 5.7 |
| July | 78% | 6.4 |
| August | 78% | 5.4 |
| September | 75% | 4.0 |
| October | 65% | 2.4 |
| November | 55% | 1.3 |
| December | 52% | 0.9 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Raymond need?
A normal year in Raymond brings 5,572 heating degree days, 4% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 44 cooling degree days, 95% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,397 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 761 | 0 |
| February | 659 | 0 |
| March | 642 | 0 |
| April | 522 | 0 |
| May | 369 | 2 |
| June | 245 | 5 |
| July | 135 | 16 |
| August | 122 | 16 |
| September | 218 | 5 |
| October | 462 | 0 |
| November | 647 | 0 |
| December | 790 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,572 | 44 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00456914. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Raymond been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 50.4°F, 0.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 49.8°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.1°F | +0.3°F | 94.21 | – |
| 2022 | 50.1°F | +0.3°F | 84.63 | – |
| 2023 | 50.3°F | +0.5°F | 66.22 | – |
| 2024 | 50.8°F | +1.0°F | 85.78 | – |
| 2025 | 50.4°F | +0.6°F | 77.91 | – |
Over 103 complete years from 1897 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.6°F per century (+0.03°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00456914; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Raymond's climate compare?
Raymond is warmer than 34 of the other 95 places with their own NOAA record in Washington, and wetter than 83. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.8°F is warmer than 39%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Raymond is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Raymond share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- South Bend, WA1,801 people · 4 mi W
- Lebam, WA343 people · 11 mi SE
- Bay Center, WA218 people · 11 mi W
- Willapa, WA195 people · 3 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Raymond's climate
What is the coldest month in Raymond?
December, with a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is August (73°F by day, 50°F at night).
Does it snow in Raymond?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 0 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Raymond?
January, with 13.05 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.91 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Raymond in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Raymond in zone 8a in ZIP code 98577, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Raymond's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 17°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in Raymond?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 26; in one year in ten it comes after May 12. Waiting until May 12 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Washington climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Naselle, WA19 miles from this station, 50.7°F a year
- Grayland, WA20 miles from this station, 50.8°F a year
- Grays River Hatchery, WA20 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Aberdeen, WA22 miles from this station, 51.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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