Where exactly does the rainy, grey weather start (Portland, Roseburg: appointed, living)

[HAIWISH]

It apparently goes through Vancouver, BC, and all of western Washington State and Oregon. But how far south do you have to go before the '9 months of grey' ceases? Is it all of western Oregon? Does some of far northern California get it too?

[EnricoV]

"9 months of grey" is a myth, so your question is unanswerable.

[StealthRabbit]

Decent weather = Sutherlin to the south. Hood River to the east (of Portland).

Actually only 285 days of 'some' overcast(in PDX and SEA), so I figure a bit more than 9 months (That way I'm never disappointed).

In-laws came to Roseburg from Colorado. They HATE the wet weather and GRAY winters, Roseburg is VERY nice by OR standards. (weather and people).

YMMV

For sun and NICE, consider; CA, Colorado, northern NM & AZ, and NE UT. Sun can be very healthy for some and a disaster for others. As they say on the we_tside... "at least you don't have to shovel rain..." Very Little consolation for some.

BE ADVISED... Less rainfall does not equal more sun in PNW.. Folks flock to Sequim, WA do to <10" rain on We_side... but they are greeted with similar GRAY of places nearby that get LOTS more rain. I get 100+" of rain and am only 16 miles from PDX which gets ~45". I get more clear days due to 50 - 80 mph winds that keep the clouds away (and weather wimps away too!).

[mamh]

Hey
I laugh at this gray overcast stuff in Oregon its here but never like people think it is..For a very long time we lived
near Travis Air Force Base on the edge of the Sacramento valley, that valley YUK would settle in for weeks at time.
We use to drive up to Mendocino county aka Fort Bragg to see the sun in Jan and Feb..
Our weather is real easy to live with..
that's my 2 cents worth.
Later

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Rain goes well into Northern California.

[Hawk J]

For over five lustrum we've happily lived way out in the boonies in southwest Oregon, at about 2000', on the south slope of a beautiful, forested mountain. It's sunny right now. The sun came out at 11 or so today. We get many sunny late mornings and/or afternoons, even in the winter. Sometimes partial sun. Some winters we get less sun. Some winters we get more sun. You never know what Mother Nature has planned.

It's the same with amounts of snowfall. Some winters we get more snow, some less snow. This last winter we got about 8" snow on Dec 20. Then we got about 5" snow Jan 10. That's all the snow we've had this last winter. So Far. Some previous years we have still gotten a little snow well into April here.

I love the rain. We usually get about 25" to 30" of rainfall. We need the rain to keep the forests green & for fire prevention, to keep our waterways full. Our topsoil is fertile. Small trees & wild flowers just pop up out of the ground. The rain keep the land, water, & air critters healthy & happy.

We Love living here...

[FVWinters]

Nine months of gray is an exaggeration. Five months, however is plausible. In the Willamette Valley The clouds set in for-real about early-mid November and we're fortunate to string three consecutive days of full sunshine before March*. Most March's (including this one) have the sun come out more frequently and stay out longer.
Our transition from winter gloom to summer brilliance is a long one and sometimes we take a step back for every two forward but we usually lose the slop by late May or early June.

*This last January, folks living above about 1500 feet in western Oregon and Washington enjoyed one of the longest stretches of gloriously sunny and warm weather in recent memory. Two weeks straight of cloudless weather from sunup to sundown with temperatures ranging from the mid-fifties to nearly 70 degrees. Very rare for any winter month.

[Larry Caldwell]

When you get to Monterrey the weather improves.

[Nell Plotts]

I don't agree. Son lived in Pacific Grove for a while, it was foggy so often his shoes would rot.

[Hawk J]

Originally Posted by Nell Plotts

I don't agree. Son lived in Pacific Grove for a while, it was foggy so often his shoes would rot.

Monterrey is in Mexico.
Monterrey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia