How much does it rain in Sequim, and how does that compare to Port
Angeles? The two are only 15 miles apart, so is there really a
difference? Yes, but Sequim has done a great job promoting the rain shadow
concept, but it is real. Here is the actual rainfall in Sequim and
in Port Angeles, and how you can compare that to where you live.
Sequim
Sequim (zip 98382), WA, gets 17 inches of rain per year. Seattle gets 38, and the US average is 37. To compare this with where you live now, go to http://www.citytowninfo.com/places, and enter your city. Snowfall is 5 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 122.
Port Angeles
Port Angeles (zip 98362), WA, gets 25 inches of rain per year. Seattle gets 38, and the US average is 37. To compare this with where you live now, go to http://www.citytowninfo.com/places, and enter your city. Snowfall is 15 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 148.
Port Angeles rains about 8 more inches per year than Sequim. Port Angeles rains 13 inches less per year than Seattle.
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