Five Corners, WA climate
Five Corners has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Five Corners feels like
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Five Corners weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 35° | 6.5" | 1.7" | 19 | 1 | 34° – 45° |
| February | 51° | 36° | 4.8" | 1.2" | 16 | 1 | 37° – 48° |
| March | 56° | 38° | 5.2" | 0.1" | 18 | 0 | 44° – 51° |
| April | 61° | 41° | 4.0" | 0 | 17 | 0 | 47° – 56° |
| May | 68° | 47° | 3.1" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 53° – 61° |
| June | 73° | 51° | 2.2" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58° – 68° |
| July | 81° | 55° | 0.6" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62° – 72° |
| August | 81° | 55° | 0.7" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 65° – 72° |
| September | 75° | 51° | 1.9" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60° – 66° |
| October | 63° | 44° | 4.3" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 49° – 58° |
| November | 52° | 39° | 7.0" | 0 | 18 | 0 | 40° – 51° |
| December | 46° | 35° | 7.4" | 1.2" | 19 | 1 | 36° – 43° |
| Year | 63° | 44° | 47.6" | 4.2" | 157 | 3 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Five Corners
Five Corners gets 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 157 days a year.
About 247 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 13 and the first one by November 19. That leaves about 247 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 90% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Five Corners
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Five Corners, 89% of that work is heating and 11% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Five Corners and its neighbors
Five Corners borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.5°. Barberton has the coldest January nights (35°) and Vancouver the hottest July afternoons (81°). Five Corners’s January low is 35° and its July high 81°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Five Corners compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Five Corners averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.2°). The shift is larger than in 56% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Five Corners’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 34° to 45°. September is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Five Corners’s climate
What is the coldest month in Five Corners?
December, with a typical high of 46° and a low of 35°.
What is the hottest month in Five Corners?
August, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 55°. About 15 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Five Corners get?
About 4 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Five Corners?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 19, and the last spring frost by March 13.
What is the rainiest month in Five Corners?
December, with 7.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 48 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Five Corners itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Portland Intl Airport, OR (7 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.