Cold semi-arid
Omak, Washington
Okanogan County, Washington · Population 4.9k · 837 ft elevation
Living in Omak
Omak has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Omak is an outdoor hub: about 36% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Omak at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 837 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,746 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $240k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $828/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%18th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 250 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,828 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 36%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,462 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 25°F | 1.3″ | 8.5″ | 107 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 27°F | 0.9″ | 3.1″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 33°F | 1.1″ | 0.6″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 38°F | 0.8″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 47°F | 1.2″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 53°F | 1.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 60°F | 0.5″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 360 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 0.9″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 30°F | 1.2″ | 2.2″ | 114 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 13.5″ | 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