Warm-summer Mediterranean
Damascus, Oregon
Clackamas County, Oregon · Population 11k · 531 ft elevation
Living in Damascus
Damascus has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Damascus is an outdoor hub: about 32% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
Damascus at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 531 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,391 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $637k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,554/mo95th percentile
- Median household income
- $113k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 32%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,412 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 36°F | 6.5″ | 2.1″ | 96 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 36°F | 4.5″ | 1.0″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 39°F | 4.8″ | 0.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 42°F | 3.8″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 2.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 52°F | 1.8″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 56°F | 0.5″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 1.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 45°F | 4.2″ | — | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 39°F | 6.7″ | 0.5″ | 106 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 35°F | 7.2″ | 2.6″ | 85 hrs |
Near Damascus
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- Gladstone, OR · 12k
- Troutdale, OR · 16k
- Fairview, OR · 11k
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Largest places in Oregon
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology