Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
La Grande, Oregon
Union County, Oregon · Population 13k · 2,769 ft elevation
Living in La Grande
La Grande has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
La Grande is an outdoor hub: about 47% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,700 ft around town.
La Grande at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 2,769 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,925 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $244k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $970/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.13%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.799th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 306 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,066 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 19%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 47%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,740 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 3.3″ | 116 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 27°F | 1.2″ | 1.0″ | 146 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 1.7″ | 0.8″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 1.8″ | 0.1″ | 253 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 2.2″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 49°F | 1.4″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 55°F | 0.6″ | — | 425 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 53°F | 0.7″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 45°F | 0.7″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 36°F | 1.6″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 1.9″ | 1.2″ | 136 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 3.0″ | 100 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