Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of La Push is
oceanic, with quite mild, very rainy winters and mild, quite sunny summers.
The village is located in northwestern Washington State, on the Pacific coast, at the mouth of the Quillayute River. Due to the location to the west of the Olympic Mountains, it is very rainy.
East of La Push, we find the town of
Forks and the
Hoh Rainforest.
Although the temperatures are not usually very low, wind, humidity and rain exacerbate the feeling of cold. In spring, the temperature rises slowly, and in May, there are still very cool, rainy days. In late spring and summer, fog can form at night and in the early morning. In summer, however, there are many nice days.
Occasionally in winter, sometimes even as early as November, there may be cold spells, in which the temperature can drop down to -7/-8 °C (18/19 °F) or even below.
Given the generally mild climate, snowfalls are rare.
In summer, it rarely gets hot. On the hottest days of the year, the temperature can reach 32/33 °C (90/91 °F), but it may not even reach 30 °C (86 °F) for a whole month.
At the Quillayute airport, the
average temperature of the coldest month (December) is of 4.7 °C (40 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 15.3 °C (60 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
La Push - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| Max (°C) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
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| Min (°F) | 36 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 36 |
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| Max (°F) | 46 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 50 | 46 |
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amounts to 2,530 millimeters (99.6 inches) per year: it is therefore very abundant. It ranges from 50 mm (2 in) in the driest month (July) to 395 mm (15.6 in) in the wettest (November). Here is the average precipitation.
La Push - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 370 | 265 | 275 | 200 | 130 | 90 | 50 | 65 | 95 | 265 | 395 | 330 | 2530 |
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| Prec.(in) | 14.6 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 15.6 | 13 | 99.6 |
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| Days | 23 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 206 |
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On average, there are around 1,530
sunshine hours per year. We are probably in the dullest lowland area of the United States. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
La Push - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between 9 °C (48 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F). So, it is cold all year round. Here are the average sea temperatures.
La Push - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
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| Temp (°F) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit La Push is summer, especially in July and August, since it is the mildest, driest and sunniest period of the year. June and September are also acceptable months.
Back to the climate of
Washington state.