Cougar weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cougar, Washington: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Cougar 6 E, 8 km from Cougar; records cover 1943–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 115.3 in2929 mm
- Snow a year
- 16 in41 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 3
- First fall freeze
- Nov 22
- Heating degree days
- 4,907
- Cooling degree days
- 380
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 25°−4° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cougar in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 34°1°, with 17.7 in449 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 61°16° (2006)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 789
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cougar in February
Highs average 49°9° and lows 35°2°, with 12 in305 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 69°21° (1968)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 644
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cougar in March
Highs average 54°12° and lows 37°3°, with 13.2 in335 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2025)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 620
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cougar in April
Highs average 59°15° and lows 40°4°, with 9.7 in247 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1987)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 465
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Cougar in May
Highs average 68°20° and lows 46°8°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1983)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 279
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Cougar in June
Highs average 73°23° and lows 50°10°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2021)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 156
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Cougar in July
Highs average 81°27° and lows 54°12°, with 0.91 in23 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2006)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 47
- Cooling degree days
- 126
Cougar in August
Highs average 82°28° and lows 54°12°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2023)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 40
- Cooling degree days
- 130
Cougar in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 51°11°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1987)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 112
- Cooling degree days
- 58
Cougar in OctoberThis month
Highs average 63°17° and lows 45°7°, with 10.6 in268 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1987)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 354
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Cougar in November
Highs average 51°11° and lows 39°4°, with 17.8 in453 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 71°22° (2025)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 603
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cougar in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 34°1°, with 18.8 in477 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 60°16° (2008)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- 798
- Cooling degree days
- 0