Zip 97493 (Westlake, OR) Climate

Westlake, OR 97493 is generally characterized as having a moderate climate overall. Summers in the area are warm and sunny with temperatures reaching around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are slightly cooler but still quite mild, with average temperatures ranging between 40-50 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is also quite common throughout the year, making Westlake a great place to enjoy the outdoors all year round.

Westlake (zip 97493), Oregon gets 77 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Westlake (zip 97493) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 157 sunny days per year in Westlake (zip 97493). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Westlake (zip 97493) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 156 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 68 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 77 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 97493 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Oregon.

8.8 Summer - 5.6 Winter

August, July and September are the most pleasant months in the 97493 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Westlake, Oregon	United States
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	68.0°	85.8°
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for the 97493 zip code with an average high temperature of 68.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Oregon. In the 97493 zip code, there are 0 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 97493 zip code are August, September and July.

In the 97493 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Oregon.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 97493 zip code with an average of 37.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Oregon.

In the 97493 zip code, there are 21.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Oregon.

In the 97493 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Oregon.

Humidity in the 97493 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.

December is the wettest month in the 97493 zip code with 12.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 44% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 77.4 inches in the 97493 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Oregon.

November is the rainiest month in the 97493 zip code with 20.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 155.8 rainy days annually in the 97493 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Oregon. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 10% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in the 97493 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oregon. February is the snowiest month in the 97493 zip code with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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