Warm-summer Mediterranean
Philomath, Oregon
Benton County, Oregon · Population 5.5k · 282 ft elevation
Living in Philomath
Philomath has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 69″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 21 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Philomath is an outdoor hub: about 23% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,700 ft around town.
Philomath at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 282 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 69″99th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,573 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 212th percentile
- Median home value
- $376k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,415/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.01%52th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 118 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 828 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,673 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 29°F | 11.3″ | 2.0″ | 110 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 29°F | 8.4″ | 1.7″ | 130 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 32°F | 8.1″ | 0.5″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 34°F | 5.4″ | — | 208 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 44°F | 1.5″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 47°F | 0.3″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 47°F | 0.4″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 37°F | 5.0″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 10.4″ | 0.2″ | 116 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 29°F | 13.4″ | 0.9″ | 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