Warm-summer Mediterranean
Kent, Washington
King County, Washington · Population 135k · 46 ft elevation
Living in Kent
Kent has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Kent: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.
Kent at a glance
- Population
- 135k
- Elevation
- 46 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,243 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $538k83th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,833/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.682th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 283 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,129 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,117 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 36°F | 5.8″ | 1.8″ | 87 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | 2.2″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 39°F | 4.4″ | 0.4″ | 148 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 189 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 2.1″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 53°F | 1.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 57°F | 0.7″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 57°F | 0.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 52°F | 1.5″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 46°F | 4.1″ | — | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 39°F | 6.2″ | 0.2″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 35°F | 5.8″ | 1.7″ | 81 hrs |
Near Kent
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology