Warm-summer Mediterranean
College Place, Washington
Walla Walla County, Washington · Population 9.8k · 797 ft elevation
Living in College Place
College Place has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
College Place at a glance
- Population
- 9.8k
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,069 hrs73th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $335k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,118/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.085th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 102 per 100k32th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,518 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,364 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 2.4″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 28°F | 1.4″ | 1.3″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 32°F | 1.7″ | 0.1″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 36°F | 1.5″ | — | 283 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 49°F | 1.1″ | — | 366 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 53°F | 0.4″ | — | 432 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 43°F | 0.7″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 35°F | 1.3″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 1.7″ | 0.3″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 3.1″ | 96 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