Warm-summer Mediterranean
Maplewood, Washington
Pierce County, Washington · Population 5.8k · 358 ft elevation
Living in Maplewood
Maplewood has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Maplewood at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 358 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,243 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $657k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,970/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $130k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 36°F | 6.1″ | — | 87 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 36°F | 4.1″ | — | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 38°F | 4.6″ | — | 148 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | — | 189 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 46°F | 2.1″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 51°F | 1.4″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 54°F | 0.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 51°F | 1.5″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 40°F | 7.2″ | — | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 36°F | 5.8″ | 0.3″ | 81 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