Ocean Shores, WA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Ocean Shores actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Ocean Shores, WA, the comfort score comes out to 50/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Ocean Shores's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Ocean Shores run from 42°F in Dec up to 61°F in Aug, a 19°F seasonal swing, one of the smaller gaps in this dataset.
Ocean Shores, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 38°F | 10.91in |
| Feb | 50°F | 38°F | 6.65in |
| Mar | 52°F | 39°F | 7.74in |
| Apr | 56°F | 42°F | 5.35in |
| May | 60°F | 47°F | 2.99in |
| Jun | 63°F | 51°F | 2.01in |
| Jul | 67°F | 54°F | 0.85in |
| Aug | 68°F | 54°F | 1.35in |
| Sep | 67°F | 51°F | 2.53in |
| Oct | 60°F | 46°F | 6.91in |
| Nov | 52°F | 40°F | 10.95in |
| Dec | 47°F | 37°F | 10.52in |
If you're timing a visit, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Ocean Shores's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Dec's cold instead.
How wet Ocean Shores actually gets
Ocean Shores averages 68.76in of precipitation a year across roughly 190 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Ocean Shores against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Ocean Shores comes in at 1894; within WA alone it ranks 94 of 125. Population is about 7,731.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Hoquiam Bowerman Ap, WA US, the NOAA station 10.2 miles from Ocean Shores, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is