Warm-summer Mediterranean
Mirrormont, Washington
King County, Washington · Population 4.2k · 817 ft elevation
Living in Mirrormont
Mirrormont 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 60″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Mirrormont is an outdoor hub: about 28% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Mirrormont at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 817 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 60″95th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,574 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $950k96th percentile
- Median household income
- $182k97th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.26th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 29%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 28%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,035 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 32°F | 8.0″ | 1.5″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 32°F | 5.4″ | 0.2″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 34°F | 6.2″ | 0.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 38°F | 5.5″ | — | 217 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 43°F | 3.9″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 47°F | 3.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 51°F | 1.3″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 51°F | 1.6″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 46°F | 2.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 5.8″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 35°F | 8.5″ | 0.1″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 31°F | 7.5″ | 1.5″ | 89 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