Queets, WA climate
Queets has mild winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 65°, a January night drops to 36°.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Queets feels like
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Queets weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 36° | 16.2" | 37° – 47° |
| February | 50° | 36° | 9.4" | 36° – 49° |
| March | 52° | 38° | 11.6" | 41° – 49° |
| April | 55° | 40° | 7.9" | 43° – 53° |
| May | 59° | 45° | 4.3" | 48° – 56° |
| June | 62° | 48° | 3.3" | 52° – 58° |
| July | 65° | 50° | 1.6" | 55° – 60° |
| August | 66° | 51° | 2.4" | 56° – 61° |
| September | 65° | 48° | 4.3" | 54° – 61° |
| October | 59° | 43° | 10.5" | 48° – 56° |
| November | 52° | 39° | 15.3" | 42° – 50° |
| December | 48° | 36° | 14.6" | 38° – 45° |
| Year | 57° | 43° | 101.4" |
“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 Queets
Queets gets 101 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and July the driest.
About 171 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 29 and the first one by October 17. That leaves about 171 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 59% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Queets
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Queets, 100% of that work is heating and 0% 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.
How Queets 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 Queets averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.2°). The shift is smaller than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Queets’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 36° to 49°. August is the most reliable, staying within 5°.
Common questions about Queets’s climate
What is the coldest month in Queets?
December, with a typical high of 48° and a low of 36°.
What is the hottest month in Queets?
August, with a typical high of 66° and a low of 51°. About 1 days a year reach 90°.
When is the first frost in Queets?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 17, and the last spring frost by April 29.
What is the rainiest month in Queets?
January, with 16.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 101 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Queets itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Clearwater, WA (4 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.