Warm-summer Mediterranean
Lynden, Washington
Whatcom County, Washington · Population 16k · 112 ft elevation
Living in Lynden
Lynden has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are gray (44% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Lynden: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.
Lynden at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,086 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $546k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,623/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 141 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,192 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,871 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 32°F | 7.0″ | 3.1″ | 73 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 33°F | 3.9″ | 2.7″ | 115 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 36°F | 5.0″ | 1.0″ | 127 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 174 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 49°F | 2.4″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 51°F | 1.4″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 50°F | 1.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 46°F | 2.9″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 5.3″ | — | 138 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 36°F | 7.1″ | 1.3″ | 77 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 32°F | 6.2″ | 2.6″ | 64 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