Cold semi-arid
Moses Lake, Washington
Grant County, Washington · Population 26k · 1,066 ft elevation
Living in Moses Lake
Moses Lake has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Moses Lake: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,000 ft around town.
Moses Lake at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 1,066 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,981 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $278k53th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,203/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 380 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,642 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8584th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 19%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 24°F | 1.0″ | 4.9″ | 98 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 27°F | 0.7″ | 1.5″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 32°F | 0.7″ | 0.8″ | 216 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 38°F | 0.7″ | — | 276 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 46°F | 0.7″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 424 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 47°F | 0.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 37°F | 0.7″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 2.0″ | 134 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 1.1″ | 4.7″ | 85 hrs |
Near Moses Lake
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology