About Whidbey Island

Arrow Whidbey Island is located about as far northwest (not counting Alaska) as you can go in the United States without ending up in Canada. We are located in the city of Oak Harbor, Washington (pop.19,000), which as you guessed is on Whidbey Island. We are located about 1 1/2 hours north of Seattle and 2 hours south of Vancouver, British Columbia. For those of you who like big city life, they are great places to visit and not too far away.

Whidbey Weather

Arrow We are fortunately located in what is called the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains. That means while it rains like crazy out on the coast of the Olympic Peninsula (avg. rain fall is 200 inches per year), it only rains a mere 22 inches per year in Oak Harbor. Compare that to Pensacola where they get 45 inches of rain per year.
As for temperatures, the average daytime temperature is mid 70's and sunny in the summer, and 40-45 degrees in the winter. You will only see snow maybe twice a year on the island, but the average snowfall in the cascades is over 40 feet! Talk about great skiing!