Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Yacolt United States

In Yacolt, the summers are short, warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, wet, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 32°F to 82°F and is rarely below 22°F or above 94°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Yacolt for warm-weather activities is from mid July to late August.

The warm season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 24 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 74°F. The hottest month of the year in Yacolt is August, with an average high of 81°F and low of 55°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 13 to February 24, with an average daily high temperature below 49°F. The coldest month of the year in Yacolt is December, with an average low of 33°F and high of 41°F.

In Yacolt, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Yacolt begins around June 13 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around October 4.

The clearest month of the year in Yacolt is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 73% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 4 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around June 13.

The cloudiest month of the year in Yacolt is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Yacolt varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.9 months, from October 11 to May 8, with a greater than 33% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Yacolt is November, with an average of 17.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.1 months, from May 8 to October 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Yacolt is August, with an average of 2.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Yacolt is November, with an average of 16.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 58% on November 17.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Yacolt experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Yacolt. The month with the most rain in Yacolt is November, with an average rainfall of 10.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Yacolt is July, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Yacolt experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from November 9 to March 14, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Yacolt is January, with an average snowfall of 8.5 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.8 months, from March 14 to November 9. The least snow falls around July 17, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Yacolt varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 39 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:18 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 34 minutes later at 7:52 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:24 PM on December 9, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 39 minutes later at 9:04 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Yacolt during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Yacolt, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Yacolt experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from October 31 to March 9, with average wind speeds of more than 4.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Yacolt is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.7 months, from March 9 to October 31. The calmest month of the year in Yacolt is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Yacolt varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 1.2 months, from February 26 to April 1 and for 3.0 weeks, from November 1 to November 22, with a peak percentage of 41% on November 17. The wind is most often from the west for 5.9 months, from April 1 to September 27, with a peak percentage of 57% on June 19. The wind is most often from the east for 1.1 months, from September 27 to November 1 and for 3.1 months, from November 22 to February 26, with a peak percentage of 37% on October 31.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Yacolt throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Yacolt for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid July to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Yacolt for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Yacolt typically lasts for 6.8 months (208 days), from around April 10 to around November 4, rarely starting before March 16 or after May 6, and rarely ending before October 16 or after November 27.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Yacolt should appear around April 24, only rarely appearing before April 8 or after May 9.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from June 3 to August 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Yacolt is July, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from October 24 to February 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Yacolt is December, with an average of 0.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Yacolt are 45.866 deg latitude, -122.406 deg longitude, and 709 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Yacolt contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,030 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 861 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,796 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,274 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Yacolt is covered by shrubs (55%) and trees (40%), within 10 miles by trees (47%) and shrubs (36%), and within 50 miles by trees (53%) and shrubs (24%).