Cold semi-arid
Burns, Oregon
Harney County, Oregon · Population 2.7k · 4,150 ft elevation
Living in Burns
Burns has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Burns is an outdoor hub: about 63% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,500 ft around town.
Burns at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 4,150 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,084 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $157k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $705/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $38k4th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.09%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 74%3th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 31%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 63%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,509 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 16°F | 1.3″ | 10.2″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 20°F | 0.9″ | 7.1″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 26°F | 1.0″ | 1.9″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 30°F | 0.9″ | 0.6″ | 263 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 37°F | 1.3″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 43°F | 0.7″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 46°F | 0.3″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 37°F | 0.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 28°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 249 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 22°F | 1.0″ | 3.6″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 16°F | 1.5″ | 12.4″ | 116 hrs |
Near Burns
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology