Warm-summer Mediterranean
Myrtle Point, Oregon
Coos County, Oregon · Population 2.7k · 92 ft elevation
Living in Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 72°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 55″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Myrtle Point is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,800 ft around town.
Myrtle Point at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 92 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 55″89th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,585 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $240k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $710/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,756 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 37°F | 8.7″ | 0.1″ | 127 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 37°F | 6.6″ | — | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 38°F | 7.1″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 41°F | 5.0″ | — | 224 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 45°F | 2.7″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 48°F | 1.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 72°F | 51°F | 0.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 73°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 48°F | 1.3″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | — | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 40°F | 7.7″ | — | 135 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 36°F | 10.0″ | 0.1″ | 113 hrs |
Near Myrtle Point
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology