Cold semi-arid
Pasco, Washington
Franklin County, Washington · Population 78k · 377 ft elevation
Living in Pasco
Pasco has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Pasco: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,200 ft around town.
Pasco at a glance
- Population
- 78k
- Elevation
- 377 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,071 hrs74th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $345k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,201/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.387th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%22th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 338 per 100k75th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,643 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 28°F | 1.0″ | 2.4″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 28°F | 0.6″ | 1.4″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 33°F | 0.7″ | 0.7″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 283 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 46°F | 0.7″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 53°F | 0.6″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 433 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 48°F | 0.3″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | 0.2″ | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 0.9″ | 1.3″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 27°F | 1.0″ | 2.5″ | 96 hrs |
Near Pasco
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology