Warm-summer Mediterranean
Hood River, Oregon
Hood River County, Oregon · Population 8.4k · 453 ft elevation
Living in Hood River
Hood River has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hood River is an outdoor hub: about 61% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Hood River at a glance
- Population
- 8.4k
- Elevation
- 453 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,945 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $603k87th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,446/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.199th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 84 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,902 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 325th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 46%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 61%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,003 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 31°F | 5.2″ | 6.9″ | 108 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 2.5″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 0.7″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 1.8″ | — | 257 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 1.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 56°F | 0.2″ | — | 425 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 48°F | 0.7″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 35°F | 4.8″ | 1.5″ | 138 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 31°F | 5.9″ | 5.5″ | 99 hrs |
Near Hood River
- Odell, OR · 2.7k
- The Dalles, OR · 16k
- Mount Hood Villages, OR · 5.1k
- Sandy, OR · 13k
- Troutdale, OR · 16k
- Wood Village, OR · 4.6k
- Fairview, OR · 11k
- Gresham, OR · 113k
Largest places in Oregon
- Portland, OR · 643k
- Eugene, OR · 178k
- Salem, OR · 177k
- Hillsboro, OR · 107k
- Bend, OR · 101k
- Beaverton, OR · 98k
- Medford, OR · 86k
- Springfield, OR · 62k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology