Warm-summer Mediterranean
Ashland, Oregon
Jackson County, Oregon · Population 21k · 1,959 ft elevation
Living in Ashland
Ashland has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ashland is an outdoor hub: about 52% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,300 ft around town.
Ashland at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 1,959 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,022 hrs69th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $574k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,367/mo61th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 240 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,354 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 44%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 52%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,298 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | — | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 29°F | 2.0″ | 0.3″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 31°F | 2.0″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 34°F | 1.9″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 40°F | 1.6″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 45°F | 0.8″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 424 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 43°F | 0.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 35°F | 1.4″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | — | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 117 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