Warm-summer Mediterranean
Hoquiam, Washington
Grays Harbor County, Washington · Population 8.8k · 13 ft elevation
Living in Hoquiam
Hoquiam has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: cool summers (July highs around 67°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 69″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hoquiam at a glance
- Population
- 8.8k
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 69″99th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,241 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $196k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,011/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.89%44th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.598th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 38°F | 10.9″ | — | 87 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 38°F | 6.7″ | 0.1″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 39°F | 7.7″ | 0.2″ | 148 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 42°F | 5.3″ | — | 189 hrs |
| May | 60°F | 47°F | 3.0″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 63°F | 51°F | 2.0″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jul | 67°F | 54°F | 0.8″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 68°F | 54°F | 1.4″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 67°F | 51°F | 2.5″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 46°F | 6.9″ | — | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 40°F | 10.9″ | 0.2″ | 97 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 37°F | 10.5″ | — | 81 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