Warm-summer Mediterranean
Gresham, Oregon
Multnomah County, Oregon · Population 113k · 315 ft elevation
Living in Gresham
Gresham has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Gresham is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Gresham at a glance
- Population
- 113k
- Elevation
- 315 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,391 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $440k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,508/mo68th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.92%46th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.789th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Violent crime rate
- 362 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,340 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,215 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 36°F | 5.0″ | 1.0″ | 96 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | 0.9″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 39°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 2.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 52°F | 2.1″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 1.8″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 41°F | 5.8″ | — | 106 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 36°F | 6.2″ | 1.4″ | 85 hrs |
Near Gresham
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology