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Portland, Oregon vs Des Moines, Washington Climate

94%match

Portland and Des Moines are a 94% climate match. Compared with Portland, Des Moines has the same winter lows and 5°F (3°C) cooler summer days.

Portland gets 42 in (1058 mm) of rain a year and Des Moines 37 in (943 mm). August is the warmest month in both, with highs of 81°F (27°C) in Portland and 76°F (24°C) in Des Moines.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Portland
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Des Moines

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

PortlandDes Moinessolid = high, dashed = low

20°40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDPortland Jan: 47°Portland Feb: 51°Portland Mar: 56°Portland Apr: 61°Portland May: 68°Portland Jun: 73°Portland Jul: 81°Portland Aug: 81°Portland Sep: 76°Portland Oct: 64°Portland Nov: 53°Portland Dec: 46°Portland Jan: 36°Portland Feb: 36°Portland Mar: 39°Portland Apr: 42°Portland May: 47°Portland Jun: 52°Portland Jul: 56°Portland Aug: 55°Portland Sep: 51°Portland Oct: 44°Portland Nov: 39°Portland Dec: 35°Des Moines Jan: 47°Des Moines Feb: 49°Des Moines Mar: 53°Des Moines Apr: 58°Des Moines May: 65°Des Moines Jun: 69°Des Moines Jul: 75°Des Moines Aug: 76°Des Moines Sep: 70°Des Moines Oct: 60°Des Moines Nov: 51°Des Moines Dec: 46°Des Moines Jan: 35°Des Moines Feb: 36°Des Moines Mar: 37°Des Moines Apr: 41°Des Moines May: 46°Des Moines Jun: 50°Des Moines Jul: 53°Des Moines Aug: 53°Des Moines Sep: 50°Des Moines Oct: 44°Des Moines Nov: 39°Des Moines Dec: 35°

Rain (in per month)

PortlandDes Moines

02.557.5JFMAMJJASONDPortland Jan: 5.9Portland Feb: 4.3Portland Mar: 4.6Portland Apr: 3.3Portland May: 2.4Portland Jun: 1.6Portland Jul: 0.5Portland Aug: 0.8Portland Sep: 1.5Portland Oct: 3.8Portland Nov: 6.2Portland Dec: 6.8Des Moines Jan: 5.3Des Moines Feb: 3.6Des Moines Mar: 4.2Des Moines Apr: 2.8Des Moines May: 1.6Des Moines Jun: 1.4Des Moines Jul: 0.7Des Moines Aug: 1.0Des Moines Sep: 1.5Des Moines Oct: 3.6Des Moines Nov: 5.8Des Moines Dec: 5.6

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Portland and Des Moines
MonthHighLowRain
PortlandDes MoinesPortlandDes MoinesPortlandDes Moines
Jan47°F(8°C)47°F(8°C)36°F(2°C)35°F(2°C)5.9 in(150 mm)5.3 in(135 mm)
Feb51°F(11°C)49°F(10°C)36°F(2°C)36°F(2°C)4.3 in(109 mm)3.6 in(92 mm)
Mar56°F(13°C)53°F(12°C)39°F(4°C)37°F(3°C)4.6 in(116 mm)4.2 in(106 mm)
Apr61°F(16°C)58°F(15°C)42°F(6°C)41°F(5°C)3.3 in(84 mm)2.8 in(72 mm)
May68°F(20°C)65°F(18°C)47°F(8°C)46°F(8°C)2.4 in(62 mm)1.7 in(42 mm)
Jun73°F(23°C)69°F(21°C)52°F(11°C)50°F(10°C)1.7 in(42 mm)1.4 in(36 mm)
Jul81°F(27°C)75°F(24°C)56°F(13°C)53°F(12°C)0.5 in(13 mm)0.7 in(17 mm)
Aug81°F(27°C)76°F(24°C)55°F(13°C)53°F(12°C)0.7 in(19 mm)1.0 in(25 mm)
Sep76°F(24°C)70°F(21°C)51°F(10°C)50°F(10°C)1.5 in(37 mm)1.5 in(38 mm)
Oct64°F(18°C)60°F(16°C)44°F(7°C)44°F(7°C)3.8 in(97 mm)3.6 in(91 mm)
Nov53°F(11°C)51°F(11°C)39°F(4°C)39°F(4°C)6.2 in(157 mm)5.7 in(146 mm)
Dec46°F(8°C)46°F(8°C)35°F(2°C)35°F(2°C)6.8 in(172 mm)5.6 in(143 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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