Warm-summer Mediterranean
Cottage Lake, Washington
King County, Washington · Population 23k · 246 ft elevation
Living in Cottage Lake
Cottage Lake has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 74°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Cottage Lake is an outdoor hub: about 26% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Cottage Lake at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 246 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,576 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,374/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $197k98th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 26%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,510 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 32°F | 6.5″ | 0.1″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 32°F | 4.5″ | 2.2″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 34°F | 5.2″ | 0.2″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | — | 218 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 48°F | 2.7″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 74°F | 51°F | 1.1″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 51°F | 1.3″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 47°F | 2.7″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 41°F | 5.0″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 35°F | 7.2″ | 0.3″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 31°F | 6.8″ | 0.2″ | 89 hrs |
Near Cottage Lake
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology