Warm-summer Mediterranean
Colfax, Washington
Whitman County, Washington · Population 2.8k · 1,975 ft elevation
Living in Colfax
Colfax has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Colfax at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,975 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $246k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $986/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,640 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 27°F | 2.7″ | 9.6″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 29°F | 1.9″ | 4.8″ | 130 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 33°F | 2.0″ | 2.5″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 2.0″ | 0.7″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 1.8″ | 0.1″ | 290 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 48°F | 1.2″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 52°F | 0.4″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 52°F | 0.5″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 46°F | 0.7″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 1.8″ | 0.1″ | 196 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 4.6″ | 105 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 27°F | 2.8″ | 10.3″ | 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