Warm-summer Mediterranean
Hazel Dell, Washington
Clark County, Washington · Population 23k · 217 ft elevation
Living in Hazel Dell
Hazel Dell has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hazel Dell is an outdoor hub: about 20% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,300 ft around town.
Hazel Dell at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 217 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,392 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $425k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,665/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.890th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,297 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 32°F | 6.0″ | 0.5″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 32°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 35°F | 4.4″ | — | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 2.8″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 49°F | 1.8″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 359 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 47°F | 1.6″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | — | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 36°F | 6.3″ | — | 106 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 32°F | 6.8″ | 0.2″ | 85 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