Warm-summer Mediterranean
Hockinson, Washington
Clark County, Washington · Population 6k · 315 ft elevation
Living in Hockinson
Hockinson has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ 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.
Hockinson 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 3,000 ft around town.
Hockinson at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 315 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,392 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $662k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,697/mo76th percentile
- Median household income
- $132k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,953 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 32°F | 7.2″ | 0.5″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 32°F | 5.3″ | 0.3″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 35°F | 5.6″ | 0.2″ | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 4.5″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 47°F | 2.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 359 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 46°F | 2.2″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 4.8″ | — | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 35°F | 7.6″ | — | 106 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 32°F | 8.0″ | 0.4″ | 84 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