Hot-summer Mediterranean

Central Point, Oregon

Jackson County, Oregon · Population 19k · 1,273 ft elevation

Living in Central Point

Central Point has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).

Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Central Point is an outdoor hub: about 51% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.

Central Point at a glance

Population
19k
Elevation
1,273 ft
Average daily high
68°F58th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
18″12th percentile
Annual snowfall
3″34th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,979 hrs66th percentile
Median AQI
4356th percentile
Median home value
$358k67th percentile
Median rent
$1,268/mo55th percentile
Median household income
$80k56th percentile
Property tax rate
0.94%48th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
0.0%
Unemployment rate
3.8%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
14.795th percentile
Average commute
16 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
33%30th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
46%
Violent crime rate
131 per 100k39th percentile
Property crime rate
852 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9357th percentile
Outdoor access
9695th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
18%
Public land within 30 miles
51%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
3,904 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Central Point, Oregon
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan48°F33°F2.7″1.0″137 hrs
Feb54°F34°F2.0″1.2″152 hrs
Mar60°F37°F1.8″0.2″190 hrs
Apr65°F41°F1.5″—233 hrs
May74°F47°F1.3″—308 hrs
Jun82°F52°F0.7″—354 hrs
Jul92°F59°F0.2″—421 hrs
Aug91°F58°F0.3″—384 hrs
Sep84°F51°F0.5″—306 hrs
Oct70°F42°F1.2″—236 hrs
Nov54°F37°F2.6″0.1″144 hrs
Dec46°F33°F3.5″0.9″115 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