Vancouver, WA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Vancouver actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Vancouver, WA, the comfort score comes out to 55/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Vancouver's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Vancouver run from 41°F in Jan up to 69°F in Aug, a 28.7°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Vancouver, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 34°F | 5.34in |
| Feb | 51°F | 35°F | 3.77in |
| Mar | 56°F | 38°F | 3.95in |
| Apr | 61°F | 42°F | 2.93in |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 2.51in |
| Jun | 74°F | 53°F | 1.61in |
| Jul | 81°F | 57°F | 0.42in |
| Aug | 82°F | 57°F | 0.52in |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 1.43in |
| Oct | 64°F | 45°F | 3.41in |
| Nov | 53°F | 39°F | 5.51in |
| Dec | 47°F | 35°F | 6.07in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Vancouver's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Vancouver actually gets
Vancouver averages 37.47in of precipitation a year across roughly 163 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Vancouver against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Vancouver comes in at 821; within WA alone it ranks 62 of 125. Population is about 198,992.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Vancouver Pearson Ap, WA US, the NOAA station 3.1 miles from Vancouver, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station