Warm-summer Mediterranean
Friday Harbor, Washington
San Juan County, Washington · Population 2.7k · 62 ft elevation
Living in Friday Harbor
Friday Harbor has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Friday Harbor is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,300 ft around town.
Friday Harbor at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 62 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,401 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $515k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,571/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.55%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 356th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 97%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 37°F | 2.7″ | 0.2″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 37°F | 1.5″ | 0.2″ | 125 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 39°F | 1.4″ | — | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | — | 214 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 45°F | 1.1″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 50°F | 0.7″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 48°F | 1.0″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 44°F | 2.3″ | — | 158 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | — | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 37°F | 2.5″ | 0.3″ | 76 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