Weather in Portland for late February

Hello. My girlfriends and I would like to take a trip to Portland and Willamette Valley. for 4 or 5 days. Late February seems to be the best time for us. But I%26#39;m not sure what the weather will be like. We don%26#39;t mind some chill but rain would really put a damper on our trip. Could anyone tell me what kind of weather I can expect?

Thanks.

Weather in Portland for late February

You can almost count on rain in Feb and March and April etc....

We generally have been counting dry days as unusual, rain is the norm.

You can get around town and be fine regardless of weather, if you have warm clothes and a raincoat. Streetcars are great for that, there are so many shops and restaurants that you don%26#39;t have to walk far to go from one to the other..it is a great city for pedestrians.

Rain or shine, there are always a lot of people out.

We were out in the wine area not long ago, it started out grey and cloudy but ended rainy, but to tell the truth, it is not that pretty, as in Napa, so if you want to go to wineries, rain won%26#39;t stop you and it won%26#39;t make the views from the highway any less than they already are.

A winery trip here can be taken in a day anyway, or half day.

Hope this helps, ~

Weather in Portland for late February

www.wunderground.com/US/OR/Portland.html

Scarlett is right, expect rain. Most likely it will be in the 40%26#39;s or maybe low 50%26#39;s, but definitely damp if not very wet.

I live about 5 minutes from where the winery area typically begins. The views will be nil...but if you are only interested in the tastings, then yes go ahead. But if all of you are tasting, please hire a driver. The police are pretty vigilant in this area.

You know, this year is hard to predict. I would bring layers and a raincoat/umbrella.

I%26#39;m curious as to why you would travel here in that season... Everyone assumes the wines, but still...

I am with Voyaging. All the way from DC why pick Portland at that time of year?. specially if you can%26#39;t handle rain very well. You will get rain well into June but at least it is warmer.

If I had to pick date to visit Portland it would be late May early June. The foliage is out, many roses in bloom

What interests you in Willamette Valley?? Many other things of high interest near Portland. Columbia Gorge, Oregon Coast. Mt St Helens

I%26#39;d pick mid-July because it is early enough that everything is still green, yet late enough it will almost certainly be sunny and warm. May has traditionally been the best month, in my opinion, until the past several years. Seems the rain continues now until after July 4th before our never-ending sunshine comes home to roost for the summer. Seems our summers are starting later and ending later than ever before.

Rain in Feb - and cold.

Florida%26#39;s nice that time of year... :-)

Please don%26#39;t let the weather deter you. Yes, it will most likely be cold and wet here, but does it really matter? If you really want to avoid the rain, then do come July thru Sept for that.

J%26amp;S--Sorry...we have lived in FL...it is not always nice in February.

True, Mtngrl, we lived in Florida for a year and a half before moving to Portland. Tht first February was cold and we had rain 11 days in a row , .ugh...

Someone from Wash DC won%26#39;t have too much of a problem with the rain here, it still isn%26#39;t as cold or snowy as the NE :)