Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
East Wenatchee, Washington
Douglas County, Washington · Population 14k · 676 ft elevation
Living in East Wenatchee
East Wenatchee has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 25, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
East Wenatchee is an outdoor hub: about 48% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,400 ft around town.
East Wenatchee at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 676 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,983 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 253th percentile
- Median home value
- $414k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,284/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.890th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 111 per 100k34th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,620 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 48%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,396 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 25°F | 1.3″ | 5.6″ | 97 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 27°F | 0.9″ | 3.0″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 33°F | 0.7″ | 0.4″ | 216 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | — | 276 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 425 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 52°F | 0.2″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 0.7″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 32°F | 1.1″ | 1.5″ | 134 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 26°F | 1.6″ | 6.0″ | 85 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