Warm-summer Mediterranean
Ferndale, Washington
Whatcom County, Washington · Population 15k · 26 ft elevation
Living in Ferndale
Ferndale has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are gray (44% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Ferndale: about 19% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Ferndale at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,086 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $492k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,461/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Violent crime rate
- 146 per 100k43th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,051 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,887 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 34°F | 4.5″ | 1.1″ | 74 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 35°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 115 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 38°F | 3.4″ | 0.5″ | 127 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | — | 174 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 47°F | 2.2″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 52°F | 1.6″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 55°F | 0.9″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 55°F | 1.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 50°F | 2.0″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 44°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 139 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 38°F | 5.2″ | 0.8″ | 77 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 35°F | 4.3″ | 0.3″ | 64 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