Cold semi-arid
Altamont, Oregon
Klamath County, Oregon · Population 20k · 4,131 ft elevation
Living in Altamont
Altamont has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Altamont is an outdoor hub: about 37% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,600 ft around town.
Altamont at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 4,131 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,172 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $223k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $998/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,640 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 12.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 23°F | 1.1″ | 10.6″ | 169 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 26°F | 1.0″ | 5.8″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 1.9″ | 259 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 36°F | 1.0″ | 0.2″ | 324 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 41°F | 0.7″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 48°F | 0.2″ | — | 423 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 46°F | 0.3″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 39°F | 0.3″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 31°F | 0.7″ | 0.3″ | 253 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 25°F | 1.4″ | 6.6″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 14.7″ | 131 hrs |
Near Altamont
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology