Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
Leavenworth, Washington
Chelan County, Washington · Population 2.7k · 1,168 ft elevation
Living in Leavenworth
Leavenworth has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it is a snowy place (80″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 14 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Leavenworth is an outdoor hub: about 72% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,800 ft around town.
Leavenworth at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 1,168 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 80″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,575 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $564k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $884/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.64%20th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 66%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 72%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,757 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 4.1″ | 22.1″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 12.6″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 26°F | 2.5″ | 4.7″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 32°F | 1.2″ | — | 218 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 40°F | 1.4″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 46°F | 1.0″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 42°F | 0.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 33°F | 2.4″ | 0.3″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 26°F | 4.1″ | 8.1″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 20°F | 4.5″ | 32.4″ | 89 hrs |
Near Leavenworth
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology