Warm-summer Mediterranean
Fairwood, Washington
King County, Washington · Population 18k · 528 ft elevation
Living in Fairwood
Fairwood has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Fairwood is an outdoor hub: about 18% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Fairwood at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 528 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,574 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $658k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,152/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $119k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.871th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,346 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 36°F | 4.9″ | 1.8″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 2.2″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.4″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | — | 217 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 47°F | 1.9″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 52°F | 1.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 56°F | 0.9″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 52°F | 1.5″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 39°F | 5.6″ | 0.2″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 35°F | 4.5″ | 1.7″ | 89 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