Vashon has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), with Jul highs around 76°F and Jan lows near 37°F, and about 37 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: on the water, big mountains nearby, forested. A typical home costs about $758k.
Explore Vashon on the mapTempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 3°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (38 in vs 37 in), spread through the year, unlike Vashon's winter rains, no snow.
ScenerySame forested look from above, both have big mountains close by (both the Cascade Range), both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow26% more rain (47 in vs 37 in), falling mostly in winter, like Vashon, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Vashon is forested, both have big mountains close by (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Cascade Range), inland where Vashon is on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (42 in vs 37 in), falling mostly in winter, like Vashon, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Vashon is forested, both have big mountains close by (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Cascade Range), inland where Vashon is on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 8°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow32% less rain (25 in vs 37 in), falling mostly in winter, like Vashon, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Vashon is forested, both have big mountains close by (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Cascade Range), both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow28% more rain (48 in vs 37 in), falling mostly in winter, like Vashon, no snow.
ScenerySame forested look from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Vashon, inland where Vashon is on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 10°F cooler, winter nights 5°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (40 in vs 37 in), falling mostly in winter, like Vashon, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Vashon is forested, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Cascade Range), both on the water.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47° | 37° | 5.6 |
| Feb | 50° | 37° | 3.5 |
| Mar | 54° | 39° | 3.7 |
| Apr | 58° | 42° | 2.7 |
| May | 65° | 47° | 1.9 |
| Jun | 70° | 52° | 1.6 |
| Jul | 76° | 56° | 0.7 |
| Aug | 76° | 56° | 0.9 |
| Sep | 71° | 52° | 1.5 |
| Oct | 60° | 46° | 3.5 |
| Nov | 51° | 40° | 6.6 |
| Dec | 46° | 36° | 5.4 |