Warm-summer Mediterranean
Chico, Washington
Kitsap County, Washington · Population 3k · 52 ft elevation
Living in Chico
Chico has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 57″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Chico is an outdoor hub: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.
Chico at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 52 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 57″92th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,244 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $620k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,724/mo77th percentile
- Median household income
- $125k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 30%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,692 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 36°F | 9.3″ | 0.6″ | 86 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 35°F | 5.8″ | 0.7″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 38°F | 6.4″ | 0.1″ | 148 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | — | 189 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 47°F | 2.4″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 51°F | 1.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 55°F | 0.8″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 55°F | 1.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 1.8″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 45°F | 5.1″ | — | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 39°F | 8.8″ | 0.3″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 35°F | 9.9″ | 1.3″ | 81 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