Warm-summer Mediterranean
Florence, Oregon
Lane County, Oregon · Population 9.5k · 49 ft elevation
Living in Florence
Florence has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: cool summers (July highs around 68°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 76″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Florence is an outdoor hub: about 59% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,400 ft around town.
Florence at a glance
- Population
- 9.5k
- Elevation
- 49 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 76″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,460 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $331k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,172/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 42 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,956 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 55%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 59%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 39°F | 10.2″ | 0.3″ | 118 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 37°F | 9.3″ | 0.1″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 39°F | 9.3″ | — | 178 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 40°F | 6.4″ | 0.1″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 60°F | 44°F | 3.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 64°F | 47°F | 2.9″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Jul | 68°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 68°F | 49°F | 1.1″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 66°F | 47°F | 2.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 44°F | 6.0″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 40°F | 11.3″ | 0.1″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 38°F | 12.5″ | — | 107 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