Portland mist, this is how Portlanders call the rain here.
The City of Portland is not the rainiest place in the metro area. Despite its reputation for rain, infact Portland doesn’t even make the top ten U.S. cities with the highest annual rainfall.
However, Portland ranks third on the list of cities with the rainiest days in the country with 164 rainy days a year.
Portland has four months of very rainy weather and four months of very dry weather.
Here are the rain numbers:
- November, December, January, and February - 55% of the rain record
- March, April, May, and October - 32% of rain record.
- June, July, August, and September - 5 inch of rainfall.
- The end of May - End of Portland and Oregon’s rainy season.
The summer season
From July to September days are warm and evenings long. The sun set, not before 9 p.m. Rain is rare and hunidity low.
It's the prefect time to visits our city and riverside.
The fall season
Starting from October, the fresh breeze starts to come up from the river, and the weather starts to cool down.
We start to record some raining days, but the real drop of temperature will arrive between November and December.
The winter season
We dream snow, but we get rain.
It's actually a rare event to assist to a snowfall in Portland. B ut as locals will tell you:
Rain in Portland means snow on nearby Mount Hood.
The spring season
Spring might not be the best time to visit Portland. But if you are not afftraid to get wet, you will be amazed by the beautiful blossoming nature and chill air of our countryside.
Spring days often start rainy indeed but they mostly end up with blue skies and sun.