Orchards has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), with Jul highs around 78°F and Jan lows near 33°F, and about 42 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: big mountains nearby, forested. A typical home costs about $370k.
Explore Orchards on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 3°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (42 in vs 42 in), falling mostly in winter, like Orchards, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Orchards is forested, both have big mountains close by (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (47 in vs 42 in), falling mostly in winter, like Orchards, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Orchards is forested, both have big mountains close by (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (38 in vs 42 in), spread through the year, unlike Orchards's winter rains, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Orchards is forested, both have big mountains close by (the Cascade Range vs the Pacific Coast Ranges), near the coast, unlike inland Orchards.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 3°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (40 in vs 42 in), falling mostly in winter, like Orchards, no snow.
ScenerySame forested look from above, both have big mountains close by (the Cascade Range vs the Pacific Coast Ranges), near the coast, unlike inland Orchards.
TempsSummer afternoons 8°F hotter, winter nights 3°F milder.
Rain & snow19% less rain (34 in vs 42 in), falling mostly in winter, like Orchards, no snow.
ScenerySame forested look from above, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (48 in vs 42 in), falling mostly in winter, like Orchards, no snow.
ScenerySame forested look from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Orchards, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47° | 33° | 5.9 |
| Feb | 51° | 33° | 4.3 |
| Mar | 56° | 37° | 4.2 |
| Apr | 60° | 40° | 3.2 |
| May | 67° | 45° | 2.7 |
| Jun | 72° | 50° | 1.9 |
| Jul | 78° | 53° | 0.7 |
| Aug | 79° | 53° | 0.7 |
| Sep | 74° | 48° | 1.6 |
| Oct | 63° | 41° | 3.4 |
| Nov | 52° | 37° | 6.5 |
| Dec | 46° | 32° | 6.4 |