Cold semi-arid
Desert Aire, Washington
Grant County, Washington · Population 3k · 558 ft elevation
Living in Desert Aire
Desert Aire has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 7″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Desert Aire is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,300 ft around town.
Desert Aire at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 558 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 7″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,073 hrs74th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $435k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,689/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,297 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 3.2″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 32°F | 0.6″ | 1.2″ | 160 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 38°F | 0.7″ | 0.4″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 44°F | 0.6″ | — | 284 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 0.5″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 66°F | 0.2″ | — | 434 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 66°F | 0.1″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 46°F | 0.7″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 36°F | 0.9″ | 1.7″ | 140 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 30°F | 1.4″ | 3.4″ | 95 hrs |
Near Desert Aire
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology