Warm-summer Mediterranean
Phoenix, Oregon
Jackson County, Oregon · Population 4.4k · 1,509 ft elevation
Living in Phoenix
Phoenix has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Phoenix is an outdoor hub: about 53% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,200 ft around town.
Phoenix at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 1,509 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,979 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $368k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,263/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 283 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,220 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 53%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,199 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 30°F | 2.4″ | — | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 30°F | 2.0″ | 0.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 33°F | 2.0″ | — | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 36°F | 1.9″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 42°F | 1.6″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 47°F | 0.8″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 420 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 37°F | 1.4″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 33°F | 2.6″ | — | 145 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 30°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 115 hrs |
Near Phoenix
- Talent, OR · 6.3k
- Medford, OR · 86k
- Ashland, OR · 21k
- Jacksonville, OR · 3k
- Central Point, OR · 19k
- White City, OR · 11k
- Eagle Point, OR · 9.8k
- Shady Cove, OR · 3.1k
Largest places in Oregon
- Portland, OR · 643k
- Eugene, OR · 178k
- Salem, OR · 177k
- Gresham, OR · 113k
- Hillsboro, OR · 107k
- Bend, OR · 101k
- Beaverton, OR · 98k
- Springfield, OR · 62k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology