Warm-summer Mediterranean
Big Lake, Washington
Skagit County, Washington · Population 2.6k · 98 ft elevation
Living in Big Lake
Big Lake has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 74°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ 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.
Big Lake is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,700 ft around town.
Big Lake at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 98 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,400 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 253th percentile
- Median home value
- $660k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,932/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $119k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 21%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,675 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 35°F | 6.2″ | 0.6″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 35°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 38°F | 4.8″ | 0.4″ | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 214 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 47°F | 3.5″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 51°F | 2.6″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 74°F | 53°F | 1.3″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 53°F | 1.6″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 158 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 39°F | 7.0″ | 0.7″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 34°F | 5.5″ | 3.7″ | 76 hrs |
Near Big Lake
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology