Cold semi-arid
Burbank, Washington
Walla Walla County, Washington · Population 3.6k · 374 ft elevation
Living in Burbank
Burbank has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Burbank: about 8% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,300 ft around town.
Burbank at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 374 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,070 hrs73th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $356k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,088/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.01th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,312 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 0.2″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 31°F | 0.8″ | 0.2″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 36°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 43°F | 0.6″ | — | 283 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 57°F | 0.6″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 433 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 0.7″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 35°F | 0.9″ | 0.1″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 30°F | 1.1″ | 1.4″ | 96 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