Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Suquamish Washington, United States

In Suquamish, the summers are short, comfortable, dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are very cold, wet, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 77°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 86°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 21 to September 13, with an average daily high temperature above 71°F. The hottest month of the year in Suquamish is August, with an average high of 76°F and low of 56°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 12 to February 25, with an average daily high temperature below 51°F. The coldest month of the year in Suquamish is December, with an average low of 37°F and high of 46°F.

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

The clearer part of the year in Suquamish begins around June 11 and lasts for 3.9 months, ending around October 7.

The clearest month of the year in Suquamish is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 7 and lasts for 8.1 months, ending around June 11.

The cloudiest month of the year in Suquamish is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 70% 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 Suquamish varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.6 months, from October 9 to April 27, with a greater than 32% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Suquamish is November, with an average of 16.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.5 months, from April 27 to October 9. The month with the fewest wet days in Suquamish is July, with an average of 3.3 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 Suquamish is November, with an average of 15.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 55% 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. Suquamish experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Suquamish. The month with the most rain in Suquamish is November, with an average rainfall of 7.0 inches.

The month with the least rain in Suquamish is July, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 1.1 months, from December 13 to January 17, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Suquamish is December, with an average snowfall of 1.2 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from January 17 to December 13. The least snow falls around July 13, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Suquamish varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 24 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 16 hours, 0 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:11 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 48 minutes later at 7:58 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is at 4:18 PM on December 10, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 55 minutes later at 9:12 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Suquamish 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 Suquamish, 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 Suquamish experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.4 months, from October 12 to April 25, with average wind speeds of more than 4.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Suquamish is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.6 months, from April 25 to October 12. The calmest month of the year in Suquamish is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.8 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 3.2 months, from June 22 to September 27, with a peak percentage of 51% on July 29. The wind is most often from the south for 8.8 months, from September 27 to June 22, with a peak percentage of 58% on January 1.

Suquamish is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.1 months, from June 22 to September 26, with an average temperature above 54°F. The month of the year in Suquamish with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 56°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.0 months, from December 9 to April 9, with an average temperature below 48°F. The month of the year in Suquamish with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 46°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Suquamish 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 Suquamish for general outdoor tourist activities is from early 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 Suquamish 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 Suquamish typically lasts for 8.9 months (270 days), from around February 26 to around November 22, rarely starting before January 26 or after March 25, and rarely ending before November 1 or after December 17.

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 Suquamish should appear around April 16, only rarely appearing before March 26 or after May 5.

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 3.4 months, from May 9 to August 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Suquamish is July, with an average of 6.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from October 25 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Suquamish is December, with an average of 1.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Suquamish are 47.731 deg latitude, -122.552 deg longitude, and 59 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Suquamish contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 394 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 97 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (528 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (7,720 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Suquamish is covered by trees (44%) and water (44%), within 10 miles by water (43%) and trees (29%), and within 50 miles by trees (49%) and water (20%).