The City of Vancouver, in Clark County, Washington, USA, is situated on the north side of the Columbia River, directly across form the large City of Portland, Oregon, on the south side of the Columbia River. Portland and Vancouver have the same weather.
Karen and I live in the Orchards neighborhood, northeast of the City of Vancouver, in Clark County, about 7 miles north of the Columbia River along the 205 Freeway.
We can see both Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens from our area.
Average Annual Precipitation: 43.55 Inches (Some sources say 39 Inches)
Number of Days Per Year with a Trace or More of Precipitation: 151
Number of Cloudy Days: 229
Vancouver, Washington, USA, Zip Code: 98662
Hardiness Zone: Zone 8a: 10F to 15F
Average First Frost: October 21 - 31
Average Last Frost: April 1 - 10
Koppen-Geiger Climate Zone: Csb - Warm-Summer Mediterranean Climate
Ecoregion: 3a - Portland Vancouver Basin
Palmer Drought Index: Extremely Moist
Average Annual Rainfall: 43.55 inches
Heat Zone Days: Rare Over 86F
Elevation: 171 feet above the Pacific Ocean
General Geography:
The Pacific Ocean and Astoria, Oregon, is 100 miles to the West from Vancouver, along the Columbia River. The south side of the City of Vancouver is the Columbia River, and across the river is Portland, Oregon. The Cascade range and Columbia Gorge is to the East. Looking north:165 miles to Seattle, 307 miles to Vancouver, Canada; 105 miles to Olympia, and 45 miles to Mt. St. Helens.
January Average: 33F low, 46F high, 6" Rain
February Average: 35F low, 50F high, 4.99" Rain
March Average: 37F low, 56F high, 4.38" Rain
April Average: 40F low, 60F high, 3.28" Rain
May Average: 45F low, 67F high, 2.67" Rain
June Average: 50F low, 72F high, 1.88" Rain
July Average: 53F low, 79F high, .8" Rain
August Average: 57F low, 82F high, .5" Rain
September Average: 49F low, 75F high, 1.91" Rain
October Average: 42F low, 64F high, 3.41" Rain
November Average: 38F low, 52F high, 6.49" Rain
December Average: 34F low, 46F high, 6.68" Rain
The Weather of the Pacific Northwest. By Cliff Mass. University of Washington Press, 2021, 299 pages, Second Edition. FVRL. Excellent overview, lots of photographs, for the lay reader but very thorough.
Rains All the Time: A Connoisseur's History of Weather in the Pacific Northwest. By David Laskin. 1997, 215 pages.
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