Hot-summer Mediterranean
Orofino, Idaho
Clearwater County, Idaho · Population 3.3k · 1,017 ft elevation
Living in Orofino
Orofino has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Orofino is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,700 ft around town.
Orofino at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 1,017 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,772 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $219k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $892/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.47th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 273 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 485 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,657 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 28°F | 3.1″ | 6.3″ | 114 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 1.7″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 0.7″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 2.6″ | — | 231 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 45°F | 2.4″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 51°F | 1.9″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 55°F | 0.7″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 48°F | 0.9″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 2.1″ | — | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 0.7″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 8.1″ | 94 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