Warm-summer Mediterranean
Covington, Washington
King County, Washington · Population 21k · 364 ft elevation
Living in Covington
Covington has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 60″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ 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.
Covington is an outdoor hub: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Covington at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 364 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 60″95th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,574 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $590k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,220/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $127k87th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.92%46th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.268th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 115 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,492 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,773 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 34°F | 8.0″ | 4.1″ | 105 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 33°F | 5.4″ | 2.7″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 35°F | 6.2″ | 1.4″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 39°F | 5.5″ | 0.1″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.9″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 49°F | 3.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 52°F | 1.3″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 52°F | 1.6″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 2.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 5.8″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 36°F | 8.5″ | 1.4″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 33°F | 7.5″ | 4.7″ | 89 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