Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
Fairchild AFB, Washington
Spokane County, Washington · Population 3k · 2,428 ft elevation
Living in Fairchild AFB
Fairchild AFB has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fairchild AFB at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 2,428 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,623 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,681/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.286th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 13.0″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 6.8″ | 129 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 1.8″ | 4.6″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 1.5″ | 1.3″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 41°F | 1.6″ | 0.3″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 46°F | 1.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 52°F | 0.5″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 43°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 34°F | 1.5″ | 0.5″ | 195 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 6.1″ | 104 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 15.5″ | 75 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