Warm-summer Mediterranean
Ocean Shores, Washington
Grays Harbor County, Washington · Population 7.1k · 13 ft elevation
Living in Ocean Shores
Ocean Shores has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: cool summers (July highs around 67°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 69″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ocean Shores at a glance
- Population
- 7.1k
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 69″99th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,241 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $378k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,177/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 88 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 738 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 38°F | 10.9″ | — | 94 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 38°F | 6.7″ | — | 130 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 39°F | 7.7″ | — | 167 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 42°F | 5.3″ | — | 210 hrs |
| May | 60°F | 47°F | 3.0″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Jun | 63°F | 51°F | 2.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jul | 67°F | 54°F | 0.8″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Aug | 68°F | 54°F | 1.4″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Sep | 67°F | 51°F | 2.5″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 46°F | 6.9″ | — | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 40°F | 10.9″ | — | 111 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 37°F | 10.5″ | — | 93 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