the % ‘overcast’ incidence is much higher than the % ‘measurable precipitation’ incidence. I lived in the area until I was about 30 and the number of days when I literally never saw the sun, or a scrap of blue sky was very high, especially during the winter. People with any tendency towards Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) should avoid Bellingham, indeed, the entire Pacific Northwest.
Winters seem colder there than you would expect from the actual temperature. Just like high humidity makes heat seem hotter, high humidity makes cold seem colder. I’ve never heard anybody make the comment ‘yes, but it is a dry cold..’, but it does make a very noticeable difference.
Two things to be cautious about re Bellingham:
the % ‘overcast’ incidence is much higher than the % ‘measurable precipitation’ incidence. I lived in the area until I was about 30 and the number of days when I literally never saw the sun, or a scrap of blue sky was very high, especially during the winter. People with any tendency towards Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) should avoid Bellingham, indeed, the entire Pacific Northwest.
Winters seem colder there than you would expect from the actual temperature. Just like high humidity makes heat seem hotter, high humidity makes cold seem colder. I’ve never heard anybody make the comment ‘yes, but it is a dry cold..’, but it does make a very noticeable difference.