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Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals

Coldest Winters in Washington

Average daily low in the coldest month, coldest counties first, with the heating degree days beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.

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Washington ranked

#County Winter lowHeating degree daysMonthly to own
1 Ferry County 16.0°F7,866$2,093
2 Stevens County 20.3°F7,065$2,323
3 Pend Oreille County 21.1°F7,286$2,324
4 Chelan County 21.3°F7,206$3,353
5 Lincoln County 21.8°F6,768$2,064
6 Yakima County 23.1°F5,756$2,177
7 Okanogan County 23.3°F6,177$2,188
8 Douglas County 23.5°F5,753$3,019
9 Grant County 23.5°F5,753$2,140
10 Kittitas County 23.8°F5,970$3,386
11 Klickitat County 23.8°F6,483$2,865
12 Spokane County 25.7°F6,019$2,817
13 Adams County 25.8°F5,736$1,972
14 Garfield County 26.3°F5,927$1,671
15 Columbia County 26.4°F5,622$2,012
16 Franklin County 26.6°F5,450$2,613
17 Whitman County 26.9°F6,253$2,466
18 Benton County 27.3°F5,011$2,786
19 Skamania County 28.5°F6,291$3,477
20 Asotin County 29.5°F4,980$2,208
21 Walla Walla County 30.2°F4,798$2,864
22 Clark County 31.7°F5,303$3,632
23 Whatcom County 32.1°F5,664$3,915
24 Lewis County 32.3°F5,378$2,569
25 Thurston County 32.3°F5,378$3,399
26 Pacific County 32.4°F5,572$2,128
27 Pierce County 32.9°F5,397$3,649
28 Clallam County 33.0°F6,015$2,884
29 Jefferson County 33.0°F6,015$3,637
30 Wahkiakum County 33.1°F4,985$2,559
31 Skagit County 33.4°F5,325$3,615
32 Kitsap County 35.0°F4,825$3,740
33 Mason County 35.2°F5,106$2,830
34 King County 35.3°F4,991$5,901
35 Snohomish County 36.0°F5,039$4,709
36 Island County 36.2°F5,402$3,905
37 San Juan County 36.5°F5,171$5,145
38 Cowlitz County 37.2°F4,155$2,779
39 Grays Harbor County 37.3°F5,114$2,178

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

Nationwide

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