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Frozen Pipe Protection in Washington

In Washington, local frozen pipes deadlines run from Sep 23 to Nov 6, with a median around Oct 26 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Frozen outdoor pipe with a thick icicle after a hard freeze — protect plumbing before freezing nights arrive — Washington deadlines city by city
Photo: Eva Bronzini / Pexels

Notable cities

All Washington cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
YakimaSep 23Oct 16View →Checklist
OlympiaSep 28Nov 1View →Checklist
LaceySep 28Nov 1View →Checklist
SpokaneSep 30Oct 27View →Checklist
Spokane ValleySep 30Oct 27View →Checklist
RichlandOct 10Nov 4View →Checklist
PuyallupOct 13Nov 14View →Checklist
BellinghamOct 15Nov 21View →Checklist
EverettOct 16Nov 21View →Checklist
MarysvilleOct 16Nov 21View →Checklist
KennewickOct 18Nov 11View →Checklist
PascoOct 18Nov 11View →Checklist
VancouverOct 22Nov 26View →Checklist
SammamishOct 22Nov 29View →Checklist
KentOct 26Nov 24View →Checklist
AuburnOct 26Nov 24View →Checklist
BremertonOct 26Nov 30View →Checklist
RentonOct 29Dec 6View →Checklist
TacomaOct 30Dec 1View →Checklist
Federal WayOct 30Dec 1View →Checklist
EdmondsOct 31Dec 6View →Checklist
SeattleNov 1Dec 2View →Checklist
LakewoodNov 3Dec 11View →Checklist
BellevueNov 4Dec 11View →Checklist
KirklandNov 4Dec 11View →Checklist
RedmondNov 4Dec 11View →Checklist
ShorelineNov 4Dec 11View →Checklist
BurienNov 6Dec 10View →Checklist
OctNovYakimaSep 23OlympiaSep 28LaceySep 28SpokaneSep 30Spokane ValleySep 30RichlandOct 10PuyallupOct 13BellinghamOct 15EverettOct 16MarysvilleOct 16KennewickOct 18PascoOct 18VancouverOct 22SammamishOct 22KentOct 26AuburnOct 26BremertonOct 26RentonOct 29

Local frozen pipe protection deadlines for Washington cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Frozen Pipe Protection in Washington: related searches

Washington homeowners search for: pipe freeze temperature, how to keep pipes from freezing, and "frozen pipe protection near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Frozen Pipe Protection guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the frozen pipe protection window shifts in Virginia and West Virginia.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.