Warm-summer Mediterranean
La Center, Washington
Clark County, Washington · Population 3.9k · 112 ft elevation
Living in La Center
La Center has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
La Center is an outdoor hub: about 20% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,800 ft around town.
La Center at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,234 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $550k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,947/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $119k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,789 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 33°F | 7.2″ | 0.5″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 32°F | 5.3″ | 0.3″ | 120 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 35°F | 5.6″ | 0.2″ | 143 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 4.5″ | — | 185 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 48°F | 2.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 46°F | 2.2″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 4.8″ | — | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 36°F | 7.6″ | — | 101 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 33°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