Warm-summer Mediterranean
Centralia, Washington
Lewis County, Washington · Population 18k · 187 ft elevation
Living in Centralia
Centralia has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 20 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Centralia: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,900 ft around town.
Centralia at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 187 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,237 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 202th percentile
- Median home value
- $268k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,003/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.274th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 286 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,454 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8584th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,870 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 34°F | 5.8″ | 1.5″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 34°F | 4.2″ | 0.6″ | 120 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 36°F | 4.4″ | 0.9″ | 142 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 3.2″ | — | 185 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 2.4″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 49°F | 1.5″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 53°F | 0.8″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 48°F | 1.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 4.0″ | — | 165 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 37°F | 6.5″ | 0.1″ | 100 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 34°F | 6.4″ | 0.6″ | 83 hrs |
Near Centralia
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology