Cold semi-arid
Ephrata, Washington
Grant County, Washington · Population 8.5k · 1,270 ft elevation
Living in Ephrata
Ephrata has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Ephrata: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,500 ft around town.
Ephrata at a glance
- Population
- 8.5k
- Elevation
- 1,270 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,982 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $240k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $993/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 148 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,381 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,476 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 23°F | 0.9″ | 4.9″ | 98 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 27°F | 0.6″ | 1.5″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 0.7″ | 0.8″ | 216 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 0.6″ | — | 276 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 61°F | 0.3″ | — | 425 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 51°F | 0.2″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 2.0″ | 134 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 24°F | 1.1″ | 4.7″ | 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