Warm-summer Mediterranean

Pacific, Washington

King County, Washington · Population 7.1k · 75 ft elevation

Living in Pacific

Pacific has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).

Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Pacific: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.

Pacific at a glance

Population
7.1k
Elevation
75 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
46°F52th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
6″41th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,243 hrs1th percentile
Median AQI
4356th percentile
Median home value
$437k76th percentile
Median rent
$1,722/mo77th percentile
Median household income
$103k76th percentile
Property tax rate
1.00%51th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
0.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
9.4%
Unemployment rate
3.8%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
11.777th percentile
Average commute
33 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
37%34th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
50%
Violent crime rate
85 per 100k26th percentile
Property crime rate
809 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
8079th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
15%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
3,412 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Pacific, Washington
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan48°F37°F6.0″1.5″87 hrs
Feb50°F37°F4.0″0.5″122 hrs
Mar55°F40°F4.4″0.6″148 hrs
Apr60°F44°F3.4″—189 hrs
May66°F49°F2.0″—243 hrs
Jun71°F53°F1.4″—255 hrs
Jul77°F57°F0.6″—328 hrs
Aug77°F57°F0.8″—302 hrs
Sep71°F53°F1.6″—234 hrs
Oct61°F46°F4.1″—157 hrs
Nov52°F40°F6.5″1.5″96 hrs
Dec47°F37°F6.0″1.5″81 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