Category: Vancouver

7 Best Neighborhoods to Live in Vancouver, Washington Fisher’s Creek Neighborhood. Felida Neighborhood. Shumway Neighborhood. Esther Short Neighborhood. Arnada Neighborhood. Lake Shore Neighborhood. Cascade Highlands Neighborhood. Is Vancouver WA a good place to live? Vancouver is the second leading city for population growth in the state of Washington. Known by locals as “The Couve,” this […]

Climate comfort in Vancouver, Washington The humidity in Vancouver, Washington is below 60% for approximately 41.8 days or 11.5% of the year. Is Vancouver WA humid or dry? In Vancouver, the summers are short, warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, wet, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the […]

For families and retirees searching for areas with low crime rates, top-rated schools, and spacious single-family homes, quiet neighborhoods and suburbs in Vancouver like Fishers Creek, Felida, and Lake Shore are highly recommended by local residents. Is Vancouver WA good for families? Thinking about moving to Vancouver? This Washington city and suburb of Portland is […]

Vancouver, Washington, offers a year-round mild climate. The summer temperatures average in the upper 70s and the winter temperatures rarely dip below freezing. Is Vancouver WA humid or dry? In Vancouver, the summers are short, warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, wet, and overcast. Over the course of the year, […]

Our winters aren’t typically too cold, and for the most part our summers never get too hot. Recent studies focused on average temperatures in cities around the world find Vancouver residents definitely require heat in the winter. Is AC necessary in Vancouver? With a warming climate, and the possibility of worsening and more frequent summer […]

Vancouver, Washington weather averages and records from 1891–2022 based on data made available by the NOAA. The highest temperature ever recorded in Vancouver, Washington was 112 °F which occurred on June 29, 2021. What is the hottest its ever been in Washington State? 120°FHottest temperature ever recorded: 120°F at Hanford on 29 June 2021. Lowest […]

The heat has resulted from a wide and deep mass of high-pressure air that, because of a wavy jet stream, parked itself over much of the region. Also known as a heat dome, such an enormous high-pressure zone acts like a lid on a pot, trapping heat so that it accumulates. Why does Vancouver get […]

There are no active National Weather Service drought information statements for Washington. Is Vancouver Washington in a drought? Washington has experienced little or no exceptional (D4) drought, so there are no D4-level drought impacts recorded in the Drought Impact Reporter. Is Clark County Washington in a drought? Washington has experienced little or no exceptional (D4) […]

Coast Mountains and Vancouver The southern Coast Mountains were created by compression, heating, and uplift, stemming from subduction (undersliding) of Pacific Ocean crust beneath North America. Their present form, however, owes much to erosion. What created the mountains in BC? Over the course of 650 million years, British Columbia was shaped by colliding tectonic plates, […]

I was amazed to discover that giant sequoia trees not only survive 7500 feet above sea level in an alpine climate, but also in the temperate rainforest of Vancouver, British Columbia. Giant sequoia and giant redwoods are both members of the Sequoia family, although there are similarities with cedar trees. What are the tall trees […]