The climate of Bellingham (Washington
- United States of America)
Bellingham is a large city located on the west coast of the state of
Washington in Whatcom County which is located on Bellingham Bay on the
Atlantic Ocean. Off the coast the San Juan islands are located, in the
interior the northern part of the Cascade Mountain Range is located.
The city was named after Bellingham Bay which was named at the end of
the 18th century. During the second part of the 19th century the first
colonists settled here. The main source of income used to be coal
mining. Nowadays these mines generate only a small percentage of the
total income.
Bellingham has a moderate maritime climate with high precipitation
figures. Especially during the winter precipitation figures are very
high. During the coldest days of the year precipitation falls in the
form of sleet or snow. Summers are fairly cool and much drier. During
the summer temperatures are just above 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees
Fahrenheit) on average.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Bellingham:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
6
0
2
18
n/a
February
9
1
3
16
n/a
March
10
2
4
17
n/a
April
13
4
6
15
n/a
May
16
7
7
13
n/a
June
19
10
8
12
n/a
July
22
11
9
7
n/a
August
22
11
8
8
n/a
September
19
9
6
11
n/a
October
14
6
4
15
n/a
November
9
3
2
19
n/a
December
6
0
2
20
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
