Bellingham weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Bellingham is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with August and June close behind. Bellingham averages about 2,005 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,005
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,403 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈26 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 18°C / 64°F
- Population
- 85k
- Elevation
- 46 m
When is the best time to visit Bellingham?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bellingham is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 207 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bellingham?
Bellingham gets a moderate 2,005 hours of sunshine a year. 85 Sunshine Score points separate July (85) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #405 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 44% of the annual 1,403 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 207 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 0° / 32°F | 114 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| March | 10 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 157 mm | 2 | 9° / 48°F |
| April | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 5° / 41°F | 97 mm | 4 | 10° / 50°F |
| May | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 71 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 80 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 56 mm | 6 | 15° / 59°F |
| July | 85 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 29 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| August | 84 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 36 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| September | 76 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 77 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 31 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 153 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 3° / 37°F | 222 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 184 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Bellingham by month
The sea off Bellingham is warmest in July at around 18°C / 64°F, and coolest in January at 8°C / 46°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Abbotsford Canada · 29 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Vancouver Canada · 65 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr
- Victoria (British Columbia) Canada · 67 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
- Nanaimo Canada · 102 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
- Seattle United States · 150 km · best in Jul · 1,896 h sun/yr
- Kelowna Canada · 263 km · best in Aug · 2,222 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Eastsound United States · 29 km · 2,004 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Blakely United States · 32 km · 2,004 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Anacortes United States · 34 km · 2,003 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Center United States · 40 km · 2,003 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lopez United States · 45 km · 2,003 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Bellingham compares month by month: Bellingham vs Seattle · Bellingham vs Vancouver · Bellingham vs Victoria (British Columbia) · Bellingham vs Abbotsford · all comparisons
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