Warm-summer Mediterranean
Bonney Lake, Washington
Pierce County, Washington · Population 23k · 591 ft elevation
Living in Bonney Lake
Bonney Lake has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Bonney Lake: about 23% 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.
Bonney Lake at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 591 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,573 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $559k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,212/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $132k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 99 per 100k31th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,312 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,331 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 33°F | 6.1″ | 1.5″ | 105 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 33°F | 4.3″ | 0.5″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 36°F | 4.8″ | 0.6″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | — | 217 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 45°F | 3.0″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 49°F | 2.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 52°F | 0.9″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 53°F | 0.9″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 48°F | 1.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 4.1″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 36°F | 7.1″ | 1.5″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 33°F | 6.0″ | 1.5″ | 90 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