Hot-summer Mediterranean
Medford, Oregon
Jackson County, Oregon · Population 86k · 1,385 ft elevation
Living in Medford
Medford has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Medford is an outdoor hub: about 53% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,200 ft around town.
Medford at a glance
- Population
- 86k
- Elevation
- 1,385 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,979 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $387k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,321/mo58th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.890th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 406 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,722 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 53%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,167 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 32°F | 2.7″ | 1.0″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 34°F | 2.0″ | 1.2″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 37°F | 1.8″ | 0.2″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 1.5″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 47°F | 1.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 58°F | 0.2″ | — | 420 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 42°F | 1.2″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 0.9″ | 115 hrs |
Near Medford
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology