Warm-summer Mediterranean
Anacortes, Washington
Skagit County, Washington · Population 18k · 13 ft elevation
Living in Anacortes
Anacortes has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 25 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Anacortes is an outdoor hub: about 28% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Anacortes at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,400 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 253th percentile
- Median home value
- $648k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,609/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 71 per 100k22th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,243 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 28%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,428 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 37°F | 3.9″ | 1.1″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 37°F | 2.6″ | 1.0″ | 125 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 40°F | 2.4″ | 0.6″ | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 43°F | 2.1″ | — | 214 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 48°F | 1.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 52°F | 1.5″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 54°F | 0.8″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 54°F | 1.4″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 51°F | 1.6″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 46°F | 2.8″ | — | 158 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 40°F | 4.4″ | 0.3″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 2.4″ | 76 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology