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Towns with the mildest winters in Washington

Ranked by the typical overnight low in January, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. Neighboring towns on the same 5 km grid square have the same numbers, so each square is listed once, under its largest town. 265 towns with 2,500+ residents.

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Bothell
Washington · Mildest winters

Where Bothell lands: #29 of 265

36.0° · Visit Bothell →

Ocean Shores 1 Ocean Shores 37.5° January high 49° Aberdeen 2 Aberdeen 37.0° January high 48° Hoquiam 3 Hoquiam 37.0° January high 48°
#TownJanuary lowJanuary highSnow a year
1 Ocean Shores Ocean Shores7,302 people 37.5° 49° 0 in
2 Aberdeen Aberdeen17,088 people 37.0° 48° 0.5 in
3 Hoquiam Hoquiam8,800 people 37.0° 48° 0.5 in
4 Seattle Seattle754,195 people 36.8° 48° 4 in
5 Clyde Hill Clyde Hill3,119 people 36.8° 48° 4 in
6 Mercer Island Mercer Island25,307 people 36.7° 48° 4 in
7 Friday Harbor Friday Harbor2,728 people 36.7° 46° 6 in
8 Port Angeles Port Angeles20,118 people 36.6° 45° 0.4 in
9 Boulevard Park4,575 people 36.6° 48° 6 in
10 White Center White Center14,886 people 36.4° 47° 6 in
11 Map of Port Angeles East Port Angeles East3,137 people 36.4° 46° 0.4 in
12 Tukwila21,451 people 36.3° 48° 6 in
13 Newcastle12,989 people 36.3° 48° 4 in
14 Map of Bellevue Bellevue151,847 people 36.2° 47° 4 in
15 Kirkland Kirkland92,621 people 36.2° 47° 4 in
16 Burien51,513 people 36.2° 47° 6 in
17 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island24,631 people 36.2° 47° 3 in
18 Kenmore Kenmore23,741 people 36.2° 47° 4 in
19 Map of Bryn Mawr-Skyway Bryn Mawr-Skyway17,638 people 36.2° 48° 6 in
20 Washougal Washougal17,490 people 36.2° 46° 4 in
21 Vashon Vashon9,934 people 36.2° 47° 6 in
22 Normandy Park Normandy Park6,659 people 36.2° 47° 6 in
23 Manchester Manchester5,956 people 36.2° 47° 3 in
24 SeaTac32,414 people 36.1° 47° 6 in
25 Camas Camas27,007 people 36.1° 46° 4 in
26 Renton105,317 people 36.0° 47° 6 in
27 Map of Redmond Redmond77,353 people 36.0° 47° 4 in
28 Map of Shoreline Shoreline61,431 people 36.0° 47° 4 in
29 Bothell Bothell49,610 people 36.0° 47° 4 in
30 University Place University Place34,911 people 36.0° 47° 6 in
31 Lake Forest Park Lake Forest Park13,335 people 36.0° 47° 4 in
32 Wollochet6,689 people 36.0° 47° 0.3 in
33 Steilacoom Steilacoom6,686 people 36.0° 47° 4 in
34 Navy Yard City Navy Yard City2,672 people 36.0° 47° 3 in
35 Map of Tacoma Tacoma222,758 people 35.9° 47° 6 in
36 Edmonds Edmonds42,735 people 35.9° 47° 4 in
37 Lynnwood Lynnwood40,110 people 35.9° 46° 4 in
38 Map of Issaquah Issaquah39,591 people 35.9° 47° 4 in
39 Des Moines32,823 people 35.9° 47° 6 in
40 Oak Harbor Oak Harbor24,362 people 35.9° 47° 3 in
41 Port Orchard Port Orchard17,149 people 35.9° 47° 3 in
42 Gig Harbor Gig Harbor12,424 people 35.9° 47° 0.3 in
43 Map of Parkwood Parkwood6,873 people 35.9° 47° 3 in
44 Maplewood5,803 people 35.9° 47° 0.3 in
45 Bethel4,394 people 35.9° 47° 3 in
46 Rosedale4,208 people 35.9° 47° 0.3 in
47 Canterwood2,971 people 35.9° 47° 0.3 in
48 Federal Way99,493 people 35.8° 47° 6 in
49 Sammamish Sammamish66,463 people 35.8° 47° 4 in
50 Bothell West22,029 people 35.8° 47° 4 in
51 Bothell East14,578 people 35.8° 47° 4 in
52 Woodinville Woodinville13,438 people 35.8° 47° 4 in
53 Fife10,949 people 35.8° 47° 6 in
54 Map of Alderwood Manor Alderwood Manor10,266 people 35.8° 46° 4 in
55 Milton Milton8,894 people 35.8° 47° 6 in
56 Stanwood Stanwood8,373 people 35.8° 47° 6 in
57 Map of Fircrest Fircrest7,069 people 35.8° 47° 6 in
58 Indianola Indianola3,468 people 35.8° 47° 4 in
59 Vancouver Vancouver195,300 people 35.7° 47° 4 in
60 Kent Kent135,603 people 35.7° 48° 6 in
61 North Lynnwood23,339 people 35.7° 46° 4 in
62 Map of Artondale Artondale14,073 people 35.7° 47° 0.3 in
63 Map of Midland Midland9,050 people 35.7° 47° 6 in
64 Map of Tracyton Tracyton6,137 people 35.7° 47° 3 in
65 Wauna4,805 people 35.7° 47° 0.3 in
66 Map of Suquamish Suquamish4,084 people 35.7° 47° 3 in
67 Key Center3,544 people 35.7° 47° 0.3 in
68 Meadowdale3,009 people 35.7° 46° 4 in
69 McChord AFB McChord AFB2,999 people 35.7° 47° 6 in
70 Everett Everett111,845 people 35.6° 46° 3 in
71 Auburn Auburn85,676 people 35.6° 48° 6 in
72 Marysville Marysville73,002 people 35.6° 46° 3 in
73 Mill Creek East25,453 people 35.6° 46° 3 in
74 Eastmont23,721 people 35.6° 46° 3 in
75 Map of Union Hill-Novelty Hill Union Hill-Novelty Hill23,047 people 35.6° 46° 4 in
76 Map of Martha Lake Martha Lake22,634 people 35.6° 46° 3 in
77 Cottage Lake Cottage Lake22,518 people 35.6° 47° 4 in
78 Map of Lakeland North Lakeland North15,950 people 35.6° 47° 6 in
79 Map of Lakeland South Lakeland South13,100 people 35.6° 47° 6 in
80 Map of East Renton Highlands East Renton Highlands12,582 people 35.6° 47° 4 in
81 Clearview3,254 people 35.6° 46° 3 in
82 Lakewood Lakewood62,937 people 35.5° 47° 6 in
83 Puyallup Puyallup42,746 people 35.5° 47° 6 in
84 Parkland Parkland38,742 people 35.5° 47° 6 in
85 Orchards Orchards29,438 people 35.5° 47° 4 in
86 Mukilteo Mukilteo21,323 people 35.5° 46° 3 in
87 Arlington Arlington21,095 people 35.5° 46° 6 in
88 Map of Silverdale Silverdale20,685 people 35.5° 46° 3 in
89 Map of Fairwood Fairwood17,856 people 35.5° 47° 6 in
90 Fort Lewis Fort Lewis15,167 people 35.5° 47° 4 in
91 Birch Bay Birch Bay10,837 people 35.5° 46° 9 in
92 Burlington Burlington10,003 people 35.5° 46° 6 in
93 Map of Summit Summit8,791 people 35.5° 47° 6 in
94 Clover Creek7,345 people 35.5° 47° 6 in
95 Map of Lake Goodwin Lake Goodwin5,536 people 35.5° 46° 3 in
96 Map of Port Hadlock-Irondale Port Hadlock-Irondale3,884 people 35.5° 46° 3 in
97 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon35,377 people 35.4° 46° 6 in
98 Map of Silver Firs Silver Firs22,306 people 35.4° 46° 3 in
99 Map of Five Corners Five Corners21,194 people 35.4° 47° 4 in
100 Camano Camano17,303 people 35.4° 46° 3 in
101 Edgewood Edgewood13,032 people 35.4° 47° 6 in
102 Poulsbo Poulsbo12,165 people 35.4° 46° 3 in
103 Map of Maltby Maltby10,910 people 35.4° 46° 3 in
104 Map of Sumner Sumner10,733 people 35.4° 47° 6 in
105 Port Townsend Port Townsend10,438 people 35.4° 46° 3 in
106 Blaine Blaine6,100 people 35.4° 46° 9 in
107 Longbranch4,638 people 35.4° 47° 0.3 in
108 Map of Warm Beach Warm Beach3,442 people 35.4° 46° 3 in
109 Hansville Hansville3,384 people 35.4° 46° 3 in
110 Bryant2,648 people 35.4° 46° 6 in
111 Fobes Hill2,569 people 35.4° 46° 3 in
112 Bremerton Bremerton44,830 people 35.3° 46° 3 in
113 Map of Lake Stevens Lake Stevens40,253 people 35.3° 46° 3 in
114 Map of Spanaway Spanaway34,019 people 35.3° 47° 6 in
115 Map of Frederickson Frederickson25,383 people 35.3° 47° 6 in
116 Hazel Dell23,237 people 35.3° 47° 4 in
117 Map of Anacortes Anacortes17,966 people 35.3° 47° 3 in
118 Summit View8,480 people 35.3° 47° 6 in
119 Map of Bangor Base Bangor Base6,112 people 35.3° 46° 3 in
120 Map of Maple Heights-Lake Desire Maple Heights-Lake Desire4,113 people 35.3° 47° 6 in
121 Forks Forks3,400 people 35.3° 46° 8 in
122 Chico3,336 people 35.3° 46° 3 in
123 Map of Central Park Central Park3,206 people 35.3° 47° 0.5 in
124 Sisco Heights3,015 people 35.3° 45° 3 in
125 Alderton2,706 people 35.3° 47° 6 in
126 Sedro-Woolley Sedro-Woolley12,831 people 35.2° 46° 6 in
127 Snohomish Snohomish10,239 people 35.2° 46° 3 in
128 DuPont DuPont9,931 people 35.2° 47° 4 in
129 Map of Barberton Barberton8,668 people 35.2° 46° 4 in
130 Duvall Duvall8,526 people 35.2° 47° 3 in
131 Map of Lake Shore Lake Shore6,978 people 35.2° 47° 4 in
132 North Fort Lewis6,337 people 35.2° 47° 4 in
133 Bunk Foss3,627 people 35.2° 46° 3 in
134 Lake Holm3,555 people 35.2° 47° 4 in
135 Port Ludlow Port Ludlow2,891 people 35.2° 46° 0.6 in
136 Map of Brush Prairie Brush Prairie2,526 people 35.2° 46° 1 in
137 Salmon Creek Salmon Creek20,017 people 35.1° 47° 0.8 in
138 Elk Plain14,276 people 35.1° 47° 6 in
139 Snoqualmie Snoqualmie13,798 people 35.1° 46° 4 in
140 Lake Tapps12,798 people 35.1° 47° 4 in
141 Map of Felida Felida10,841 people 35.1° 47° 0.8 in
142 Map of Hockinson Hockinson6,150 people 35.1° 46° 1 in
143 Lake Cassidy3,292 people 35.1° 45° 3 in
144 Longview Longview38,069 people 35.0° 47° 2 in
145 Kelso Kelso12,684 people 35.0° 47° 2 in
146 Map of Lake Morton-Berrydale Lake Morton-Berrydale11,183 people 35.0° 47° 18 in
147 Lexington4,413 people 35.0° 47° 2 in
148 Map of Longview Heights Longview Heights4,357 people 35.0° 47° 2 in
149 Map of Venersborg Venersborg4,262 people 35.0° 46° 1 in
150 Map of Three Lakes Three Lakes4,055 people 35.0° 45° 3 in
151 South Hill South Hill68,025 people 34.9° 47° 6 in
152 Map of Bonney Lake Bonney Lake22,090 people 34.9° 46° 4 in
153 Battle Ground Battle Ground21,886 people 34.9° 46° 1 in
154 Covington Covington21,233 people 34.9° 47° 18 in
155 Map of Orting Orting8,978 people 34.9° 47° 6 in
156 Map of Lochsloy Lochsloy3,029 people 34.9° 45° 3 in
157 Map of Arlington Heights Arlington Heights2,727 people 34.9° 45° 6 in
158 Map of Graham Graham35,079 people 34.8° 46° 6 in
159 Ridgefield Ridgefield13,408 people 34.8° 47° 3 in
160 Chain Lake4,950 people 34.8° 46° 3 in
161 Belfair Belfair4,557 people 34.8° 45° 0.3 in
162 Map of Marietta-Alderwood Marietta-Alderwood3,754 people 34.8° 46° 3 in
163 Raymond Raymond3,210 people 34.8° 48° 1 in
164 Map of High Bridge High Bridge3,196 people 34.8° 46° 3 in
165 Lacey Lacey57,737 people 34.7° 47° 4 in
166 Map of Prairie Ridge Prairie Ridge12,074 people 34.7° 46° 4 in
167 Hobart Hobart6,552 people 34.7° 47° 18 in
168 Tanglewilde Tanglewilde6,314 people 34.7° 47° 4 in
169 Sultan Sultan6,116 people 34.7° 46° 3 in
170 Montesano Montesano4,183 people 34.7° 47° 2 in
171 Kalama Kalama3,050 people 34.7° 46° 1 in
172 Map of North Yelm North Yelm2,522 people 34.7° 47° 4 in
173 Bellingham Bellingham93,438 people 34.6° 46° 3 in
174 Monroe Monroe19,755 people 34.6° 46° 3 in
175 Ferndale Ferndale15,999 people 34.6° 45° 3 in
176 Tehaleh Tehaleh9,561 people 34.6° 47° 6 in
177 Map of Woods Creek Woods Creek6,943 people 34.6° 46° 3 in
178 Map of La Center La Center3,883 people 34.6° 46° 3 in
179 Maple Valley Maple Valley28,287 people 34.5° 46° 18 in
180 Yelm Yelm11,102 people 34.5° 47° 4 in
181 Map of Granite Falls Granite Falls4,659 people 34.5° 45° 3 in
182 Woodland Woodland6,487 people 34.4° 46° 3 in
183 Black Diamond5,961 people 34.4° 46° 18 in
184 Prairie Heights4,998 people 34.4° 46° 4 in
185 Olympia Olympia55,951 people 34.2° 47° 4 in
186 Tumwater Tumwater26,956 people 34.2° 47° 4 in
187 Sequim Sequim8,161 people 34.2° 45° 1 in
188 Elma Elma3,483 people 34.2° 47° 2 in
189 Centralia Centralia18,830 people 34.0° 46° 4 in
190 Eatonville Eatonville2,850 people 34.0° 46° 6 in
191 Shelton Shelton10,612 people 33.9° 46° 4 in
192 Map of Sudden Valley Sudden Valley6,084 people 33.9° 45° 3 in
193 Map of Rochester Rochester5,834 people 33.9° 47° 4 in
194 Grand Mound Grand Mound3,287 people 33.9° 46° 4 in
195 Chehalis Chehalis7,587 people 33.8° 46° 4 in
196 Lynden Lynden16,234 people 33.7° 44° 11 in
197 North Bend North Bend7,953 people 33.6° 45° 4 in
198 Buckley Buckley5,371 people 33.6° 46° 4 in
199 Enumclaw Enumclaw12,798 people 33.5° 46° 4 in
200 Map of Mirrormont Mirrormont4,019 people 33.5° 43° 42 in
201 Map of Everson Everson3,040 people 33.5° 45° 11 in
202 Map of Peaceful Valley Peaceful Valley2,858 people 32.9° 43° 11 in
203 White Salmon White Salmon2,548 people 30.3° 41° 17 in
204 Walla Walla Walla Walla33,925 people 29.9° 43° 9 in
205 Map of College Place College Place9,854 people 29.9° 43° 7 in
206 Map of Clarkston Clarkston7,191 people 29.5° 43° 13 in
207 Map of Clarkston Heights-Vineland Clarkston Heights-Vineland7,884 people 29.4° 42° 13 in
208 Map of Finley Finley5,634 people 29.2° 42° 2 in
209 Map of Burbank Burbank3,589 people 29.2° 42° 2 in
210 Pasco Pasco79,575 people 28.8° 41° 2 in
211 Kennewick Kennewick85,295 people 28.6° 41° 2 in
212 Richland Richland62,753 people 28.3° 41° 2 in
213 West Richland West Richland17,586 people 27.8° 40° 2 in
214 Benton City Benton City3,695 people 27.8° 40° —
215 Prosser Prosser6,305 people 27.7° 40° —
216 Grandview Grandview11,187 people 27.6° 40° 10 in
217 Dayton Dayton2,774 people 27.6° 41° 16 in
218 Mabton Mabton2,536 people 27.4° 40° 10 in
219 Sunnyside Sunnyside16,277 people 27.1° 40° 10 in
220 Map of Desert Aire Desert Aire2,788 people 27.1° 40° 10 in
221 Pullman32,229 people 26.7° 38° 33 in
222 Map of Granger Granger3,705 people 26.6° 40° 10 in
223 Goldendale Goldendale3,483 people 26.6° 39° 27 in
224 Map of Zillah Zillah3,140 people 26.6° 40° 20 in
225 Map of Toppenish Toppenish8,723 people 26.4° 40° 20 in
226 Mattawa Mattawa3,616 people 26.4° 39° 10 in
227 Connell Connell5,054 people 26.1° 39° 14 in
228 Wapato Wapato4,538 people 26.1° 40° 20 in
229 Map of Colfax Colfax2,708 people 26.1° 38° 33 in
230 Wenatchee Wenatchee35,484 people 25.8° 37° 17 in
231 Map of Ahtanum Ahtanum3,777 people 25.5° 39° 20 in
232 Othello Othello8,795 people 25.3° 38° —
233 Map of Union Gap Union Gap6,584 people 25.3° 39° 20 in
234 Yakima Yakima96,961 people 25.1° 39° 20 in
235 Spokane Valley Spokane Valley106,365 people 24.9° 36° 45 in
236 Map of Selah Selah8,437 people 24.9° 38° 20 in
237 Map of Moxee Moxee4,625 people 24.9° 39° 20 in
238 Map of Gleed Gleed2,844 people 24.9° 39° 20 in
239 Liberty Lake Liberty Lake12,737 people 24.8° 36° 45 in
240 Map of Terrace Heights Terrace Heights10,041 people 24.8° 39° 20 in
241 Spokane Spokane230,293 people 24.7° 36° 45 in
242 Country Homes Country Homes6,198 people 24.6° 35° 45 in
243 Map of Warden Warden2,581 people 24.6° 37° 15 in
244 Mead Mead6,893 people 24.5° 36° 45 in
245 Cashmere Cashmere3,304 people 24.5° 36° 17 in
246 Airway Heights Airway Heights11,245 people 24.3° 34° 45 in
247 Fairwood Fairwood10,674 people 24.3° 35° 45 in
248 East Wenatchee East Wenatchee14,199 people 24.2° 36° 17 in
249 Cheney Cheney12,804 people 24.2° 35° 45 in
250 Map of Cascade Valley Cascade Valley4,609 people 24.0° 37° —
251 Fairchild AFB Fairchild AFB2,931 people 24.0° 34° 45 in
252 Moses Lake Moses Lake26,083 people 23.9° 36° —
253 Map of Leavenworth Leavenworth2,569 people 23.9° 36° 80 in
254 Map of Moses Lake North Moses Lake North4,517 people 23.8° 36° —
255 Medical Lake4,950 people 23.6° 34° 45 in
256 Ellensburg Ellensburg20,874 people 23.3° 37° —
257 Quincy Quincy7,998 people 23.3° 36° —
258 Suncrest Suncrest5,345 people 23.3° 35° 48 in
259 Ephrata Ephrata8,560 people 23.2° 36° —
260 Map of Sunnyslope Sunnyslope3,706 people 22.7° 33° 40 in
261 Chelan Chelan4,350 people 22.5° 33° 21 in
262 Colville Colville4,998 people 22.4° 33° 43 in
263 Omak Omak5,036 people 22.1° 34° —
264 Deer Park Deer Park4,791 people 22.1° 34° 48 in
265 Chewelah Chewelah2,606 people 21.0° 34° 43 in

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the typical overnight low in January, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast, and each town’s Climate page shows its whole year month by month.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals, about 5 km (3 miles) square, read at each town’s center, so hills and coastlines are built in. Towns whose centers fall in the same square have the same numbers, so only the largest of them is listed.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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