Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
La Pine, Oregon
Deschutes County, Oregon · Population 2.5k · 4,229 ft elevation
Living in La Pine
La Pine has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it is a snowy place (74″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
La Pine is an outdoor hub: about 83% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
La Pine at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 4,229 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 74″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,052 hrs72th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $327k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,046/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.54%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 69%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 83%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,231 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 17.9″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 22°F | 2.0″ | 14.9″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 8.4″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 30°F | 1.3″ | 2.0″ | 251 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 37°F | 1.3″ | 0.3″ | 308 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 42°F | 0.9″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 39°F | 0.6″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 32°F | 1.4″ | 0.8″ | 238 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 27°F | 2.6″ | 8.9″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 21°F | 3.6″ | 20.7″ | 127 hrs |
Near La Pine
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology