Warm-summer Mediterranean
Happy Valley, Oregon
Clackamas County, Oregon · Population 26k · 495 ft elevation
Living in Happy Valley
Happy Valley has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Happy Valley is an outdoor hub: about 26% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.
Happy Valley at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 495 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,391 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $672k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,025/mo87th percentile
- Median household income
- $120k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 26%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,117 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 36°F | 6.5″ | 2.0″ | 96 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 36°F | 4.5″ | 0.9″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 39°F | 4.8″ | 0.3″ | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 42°F | 3.8″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 2.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 52°F | 1.8″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 56°F | 0.5″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 1.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 45°F | 4.2″ | — | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 39°F | 6.7″ | 0.4″ | 106 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 35°F | 7.2″ | 2.5″ | 85 hrs |
Near Happy Valley
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology