Cold semi-arid
Baker City, Oregon
Baker County, Oregon · Population 10k · 3,455 ft elevation
Living in Baker City
Baker City has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it is a snowy place (79″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Baker City is an outdoor hub: about 46% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Baker City at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 3,455 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 79″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,922 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $234k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $833/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.01%52th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.789th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Violent crime rate
- 138 per 100k41th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,529 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 22%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 46%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,510 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 20°F | 0.7″ | 20.5″ | 117 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 23°F | 0.6″ | 11.9″ | 146 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 28°F | 0.8″ | 6.4″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 31°F | 0.8″ | 2.2″ | 253 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 39°F | 1.5″ | 0.5″ | 306 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 44°F | 1.1″ | 0.1″ | 347 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 424 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 47°F | 0.4″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 39°F | 0.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 30°F | 0.6″ | 0.4″ | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 11.6″ | 137 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 19°F | 0.8″ | 25.0″ | 101 hrs |
Near Baker City
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology