Warm-summer Mediterranean

Lake Holm, Washington

King County, Washington · Population 3.7k · 463 ft elevation

Living in Lake Holm

Lake Holm has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 60″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Lake Holm: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.

Lake Holm at a glance

Population
3.7k
Elevation
463 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
60″95th percentile
Annual snowfall
4″37th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,573 hrs19th percentile
Median AQI
4356th percentile
Median home value
$721k92th percentile
Median household income
$120k85th percentile
Property tax rate
0.97%49th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
0.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
9.4%
Unemployment rate
2.2%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
4.83th percentile
Average commute
36 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
37%34th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
50%
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
8887th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
21%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
3,839 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lake Holm, Washington
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan46°F33°F8.0″0.2″105 hrs
Feb49°F33°F5.4″1.3″139 hrs
Mar54°F35°F6.2″0.2″170 hrs
Apr59°F39°F5.5″—217 hrs
May66°F44°F3.9″—270 hrs
Jun71°F48°F3.1″—297 hrs
Jul77°F52°F1.3″—381 hrs
Aug78°F52°F1.6″—345 hrs
Sep71°F47°F2.8″—262 hrs
Oct60°F41°F5.8″—186 hrs
Nov50°F36°F8.5″1.5″112 hrs
Dec45°F33°F7.5″1.1″89 hrs

Near Lake Holm

Largest places in Washington

Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology