The Sequim weather report is cold.  It’s 34 degrees F, and the sun is out.  Most of the snow we had over a week ago has melted.  Here’s the interesting news.  The Sequim weather (snow and low temps) has not put a damper on buyers who continue to shop and buy homes in Sequim.

Sequim Weather Not a Damper on Home Sales

We had a few days of snow, which was a surprise, but I was also surprised and delighted to submit an offer on a Sequim home during the snow storm.  I also have a transaction closing today, and yesterday I showed houses all day to a couple from out of town.  Saturday we’ll look at more houses.  Some of my clients have expanded their home search for a water view home beyond Sequim to Port Ludlow.  I sold one home in Port Ludlow, and will be showing two more this Saturday.

Sequim Weather – Still Showing Homes

Retirees are clearly still planning to move to Sequim in significant numbers, and even though we are in the middle of the winter season, retirees have not stopped their careful process of searching for their perfect retirement home.  I know many of us often say, “there’s no such thing as the perfect home,” and that may be true, but it sounds better than “ideal retirement home.” 

It’s true that it is rare that anyone will find the perfect home, although it has happened.  It’s more often the case that a home has nearly all of the features a couple want, and what the home doesn’t have can be added or compensated for in some way.

Yesterday the homes I showed did not include the perfect retirement home for my clients.  Three of the homes were fun to look at, but did not pass my client’s test.  One home had an absolutely stunning panoramic water view, but it was an older manufactured home, which turned my clients off.  A couple of the homes had what I call “unconventional” floor plans, partly the result of remodeling that occurred in one home built in 1954. 

I find it fascinating that homes with unconventional floor plans are priced the same as new homes with great modern floor plans.  Of course, when I put it that way, it is obvious that a home with an unconventional floor plan should be priced less, and substantially less in some cases, but apparently that it not so obvious to the owners and/or their agents.  If you’ve been out looking at lots of homes, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about here.

Sequim Weather – Don’t Let It Stop You

If you’re planning to retire in Sequim, don’t let this cold (and recently snowy) Sequim weather stop you from coming to look at homes.  In my opinion, looking at homes before the crowd arrives in the spring is a good idea.  The one home you might fall in love with will undoubtedly be loved by other retirees who think like you do.

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Sequim weather is snow!  It is a surprise, and the last three days have dumped a lot of snow on Sequim.  Our Sequim weather is normally much dryer, although this time of year rain is not unusual.

Sequim Weather and Snow

Sequim Weather Cold

I took this photo on Dryke Road in Sequim.  Ehad!  Snow everywhere, and plenty of snow ball fights and even sledding in Robin Hill Park.  The temperature has been freezing at night, and a few degrees below freezing.  We have had winters in Sequim with no snow at all, and we’ve had winters with snow that lasted two days to two weeks.  Next calls for 40′s and rain, so all this snow may be melted by then.  We shall see.  This winter the Sequim weather surprised a few of us.

Update:  Two days later and the snow is melting rapidly.  It’s much warmer and some rain is helping to melt the snow.  Oh well, Sequim weather is somewhat unpredictable.

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This Sequim sunset opens the new year with a gorgeous display as seen from this high bluff trail off Lotzgeselle Road.  I took this photo with an iPhone.  I’m constantly amazed at the technologies we have at our fingertips these days.  Of course, it is my job as a Sequim Realtor to look at real estate, so as I enjoyed a moment of serene beauty, I also was doing my job.  It’s a great job!  You can view a larger image by clicking on the photo below.

Sequim Sunset Ushers in the New Year

Sequim Sunset – Regular or Supersized

This is always a great place to enjoy a Sequim sunset, because of the high and unobstructed vantage point.  This location is in a park off Lotzgeselle Road near the northernmost end of Kitchen-Dick Road.  [Yes, that's the name of the road, a source of humor for many.  We have some interesting road names here.]  We’re looking to the west with the north to the right.  On a clear day we would see Victoria, B.C. to the north across the Strait of Juan de Fuca.  On the horizon are the Olympic Mountains. 

Sequim Sunset in the Blue Hole

Sequim is about six miles to the southeast of this location.  This park is also the entrance to the spit, home of the Sequim-Dungeness Lighthouse.  And just a couple of miles away along the coast is the true center of the Sequim Blue Hole or the Sequim Rain Shadow as it is known.

As I walked this trail along the bluff, I passed several couples closing their day with a sunset walk.  Several were walking with their dogs, and two were on bicycles.  Everyone was very friendly.  People actually greet each other with a warm smile and a kind word or two when they pass.  No wonder we love living here so much!  A beautiful Sequim sunset is just frosting on the cake, or perhaps I should say God’s glory displayed on the Olympics.

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Sequim weather has been hot and sunny recently, and there’s no doubt that summer is officially here.  Everyone has been outside, which means Lake Sutherland, Lake Crescent, the Dungeness River at Railroad Bridge Park the and local parks have been full of people out for a good time.  With the perfect golfing temperatures in the 70′s, golfers have been out, too.  It’s amazing how sunshine can put people in such good moods.  As I jogged around Robin Hill Park in Sequim, I said to some others in passing, “Summer is finally here,” and their response was, “It’s about time.”

Sequim Weather is Sunny

Sequim Weather – The Blue Hole or Rain Shadow

There really is a blue hole or a rain shadow above Sequim, and Sequim gets one third the rainfall of Seattle.  Sequim weather and the pleasant agricultural Sequim countryside as shown in these photos has made Sequim a very popular destination retirement area.

Sequim Weather – Mountains and Water

Sequim is uniquely located on the beautiful Strait of Juan de Fuca on the north side and the Olympic Mountains to the south.  Somehow the Sequim weather creates a rain shadow effect and we are very fortunate to have a mild climate.  In this photo above, you can see the Olympic Mountains in the background and farmland in the foreground has been farmland for well over 100 years.

Summer is a great time to travel and explore.  Come and see Sequim for yourself, and enjoy our Sequim weather.

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Sequim weather is a topic of conversation all over the country.  This is true.  Sequim has been written up in retirement and travel magazines for its incredible weather for at least 15 years.  The weather even has names:  The Blue Hole and The Rain Shadow.  Sequim has been named one of the 10 best places to retire in America.  There’s even a book entitled, Buying and Selling Real Estate in the Rain Shadow.  [Full disclosure:  I wrote that book.] In this photo taken today, we have definite proof that spring has sprung in Sequim.

Why is Sequim Weather So Famous?

Sequim gets one-third (1/3) the rain fall of Seattle.  It’s great.  On a day when it is raining in Seattle like cats and dogs, quite often you drive into Sequim and suddenly there is a hole and it stops raining.  I have personally observed this many times over the past 17 years.

I like to compare Sequim weather with Port Angeles weather, and you can do that right here.

Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast

Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast

Bookmark this article so you can come back periodically and see the Sequim weather compared to Port Angeles weather yourself.

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The Sequim weather report today is snow and lots of it.  This is a bit of a surprise.  Yesterday it was dry and grassy, and today, there must be eight inches of snow in the front yard.  The Sequim School District has closed all schools for today.  It’s too snowy on the highways for buses to make their runs up and down the hills that have not yet been cleared.  This is amazing, and since it is so rare, frankly it’s kind of fun for most of us, certainly for the kids who get to stay home.

Sequim Weather is Snow Today

Sequim Weather

These Sequim kids took a rare opportunity to go sledding in Robin Hill Park.  It was fun and laughter for sure, and there were some snow ball fights, too.  I was invited to ride a sled to the bottom, but I declined as I do not intentionally plan to buy the chiropractor a new boat.

As someone said, this may be the last hurrah for winter, and once it gets it out of the way, we will see a bright and sunny spring.  At least that’s our hope.  We just don’t see this kind of snow very often and certainly not this late in the year, but Sequim weather does tend to vary from year to year.  I suppose that could be said almost anywhere in the country this year.

Sequim Weather

I do have a home to show this morning at 10:30, so that should be interesting.  Aha, as I finished typing that last sentence, my client called to say she has never driven in snow before and prefers to stay home by her wood stove.  Very good.  That’s probably wise.  Radical Sequim weather should be heeded.

Most of our highways in the area are not hilly, and will be safe to drive, but many people do live up in the hills, and I am sure they will want to just stay home today and not risk driving down steep driveways or roads.  Bell Hill has some very steep roads near the top, especially on the west side of the hill.  Sunny Sequim?  Well, what can I say?  This is Sequim weather.

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