Cold semi-arid
Othello, Washington
Adams County, Washington · Population 8.7k · 1,047 ft elevation
Living in Othello
Othello has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 21 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Othello: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,100 ft around town.
Othello at a glance
- Population
- 8.7k
- Elevation
- 1,047 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,979 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 212th percentile
- Median home value
- $279k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,041/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.487th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%22th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%
- Violent crime rate
- 143 per 100k43th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,690 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 233th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,148 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 27°F | 1.2″ | 4.0″ | 98 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 29°F | 0.8″ | 2.5″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 0.8″ | 0.7″ | 216 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 37°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 276 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 50°F | 0.6″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 423 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 47°F | 0.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 38°F | 0.8″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 1.0″ | 1.4″ | 135 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 27°F | 1.3″ | 4.8″ | 86 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