Warm-summer Mediterranean
Oregon City, Oregon
Clackamas County, Oregon · Population 37k · 121 ft elevation
Living in Oregon City
Oregon City has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oregon City is an outdoor hub: about 20% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.
Oregon City at a glance
- Population
- 37k
- Elevation
- 121 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,390 hrs8th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $531k83th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,606/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.877th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 265 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 801 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,018 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 37°F | 6.5″ | 1.2″ | 96 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 38°F | 4.5″ | 0.5″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 40°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 2.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 1.8″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 57°F | 0.5″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 58°F | 0.6″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 1.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 41°F | 6.7″ | 0.2″ | 106 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 37°F | 7.2″ | 1.6″ | 85 hrs |
Near Oregon City
- West Linn, OR · 27k
- Gladstone, OR · 12k
- Jennings Lodge, OR · 7.7k
- Oatfield, OR · 13k
- Oak Grove, OR · 17k
- Beavercreek, OR · 4.6k
- Canby, OR · 18k
- Lake Oswego, OR · 40k
Largest places in Oregon
- Portland, OR · 643k
- Eugene, OR · 178k
- Salem, OR · 177k
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- Bend, OR · 101k
- Beaverton, OR · 98k
- Medford, OR · 86k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology