Warm-summer Mediterranean
Carson, Washington
Skamania County, Washington · Population 2.6k · 463 ft elevation
Living in Carson
Carson has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 80″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Carson is an outdoor hub: about 68% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Carson at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 463 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 80″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,946 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $385k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $955/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5011th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 89%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 68%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,773 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 33°F | 11.3″ | 3.5″ | 108 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 34°F | 8.7″ | 3.4″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 37°F | 9.1″ | 0.3″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 41°F | 6.5″ | — | 257 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 46°F | 4.1″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 425 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 56°F | 0.9″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 2.6″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 45°F | 7.3″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 39°F | 12.5″ | 0.2″ | 138 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 33°F | 13.4″ | 2.9″ | 99 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