Cold semi-arid
Madras, Oregon
Jefferson County, Oregon · Population 7.6k · 2,247 ft elevation
Living in Madras
Madras has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Madras is an outdoor hub: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,700 ft around town.
Madras at a glance
- Population
- 7.6k
- Elevation
- 2,247 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,920 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $291k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $942/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 281 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 996 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 19%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,657 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 25°F | 1.4″ | 5.3″ | 129 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 26°F | 1.1″ | 2.2″ | 151 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 1.2″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 32°F | 1.1″ | 0.1″ | 238 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 39°F | 1.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 45°F | 0.8″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 417 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 44°F | 0.3″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 36°F | 0.8″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 29°F | 1.2″ | 1.1″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 4.2″ | 117 hrs |
Near Madras
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology