Warm-summer Mediterranean
Port Townsend, Washington
Jefferson County, Washington · Population 10k · 135 ft elevation
Living in Port Townsend
Port Townsend has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 20 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Port Townsend is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.
Port Townsend at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 135 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,398 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 202th percentile
- Median home value
- $503k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,151/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 214 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,244 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,659 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 38°F | 2.2″ | — | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 38°F | 1.6″ | 0.2″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 40°F | 1.9″ | — | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 43°F | 1.5″ | — | 213 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 47°F | 1.5″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 51°F | 1.4″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 53°F | 0.7″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 73°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 51°F | 1.1″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 46°F | 1.6″ | — | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 41°F | 2.4″ | — | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 38°F | 2.6″ | 0.4″ | 76 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