Cold semi-arid
Kennewick, Washington
Benton County, Washington · Population 84k · 413 ft elevation
Living in Kennewick
Kennewick has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Kennewick: about 10% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,300 ft around town.
Kennewick at a glance
- Population
- 84k
- Elevation
- 413 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,070 hrs73th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $344k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,199/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.286th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 318 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,679 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,280 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 0.2″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 31°F | 0.8″ | 0.2″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 36°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 42°F | 0.6″ | — | 283 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 433 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 0.7″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 35°F | 0.9″ | 0.1″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 30°F | 1.1″ | 1.4″ | 96 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