Warm-summer Mediterranean
Camano, Washington
Island County, Washington · Population 18k · 56 ft elevation
Living in Camano
Camano has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 70°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Camano: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Camano at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,399 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $600k87th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,710/mo77th percentile
- Median household income
- $100k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 43 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,198 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 37°F | 2.5″ | — | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 36°F | 1.9″ | — | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 38°F | 2.0″ | 0.3″ | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 42°F | 1.9″ | — | 214 hrs |
| May | 62°F | 47°F | 1.7″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 65°F | 50°F | 1.3″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 70°F | 53°F | 0.8″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 71°F | 53°F | 0.7″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 66°F | 49°F | 1.2″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 45°F | 2.1″ | — | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 40°F | 3.1″ | 0.6″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 36°F | 2.6″ | 1.6″ | 76 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