Warm-summer Mediterranean
Poulsbo, Washington
Kitsap County, Washington · Population 12k · 23 ft elevation
Living in Poulsbo
Poulsbo has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 57″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Poulsbo is an outdoor hub: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,300 ft around town.
Poulsbo at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 57″92th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,245 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $575k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,767/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $96k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.387th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%57th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 102 per 100k32th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,652 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,331 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 36°F | 9.3″ | 0.6″ | 86 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 35°F | 5.8″ | 0.7″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 38°F | 6.4″ | 0.1″ | 148 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | — | 190 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 47°F | 2.4″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 51°F | 1.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 55°F | 0.8″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 55°F | 1.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 1.8″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 45°F | 5.1″ | — | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 39°F | 8.8″ | 0.3″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 35°F | 9.9″ | 1.3″ | 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