Cold semi-arid
Prineville, Oregon
Crook County, Oregon · Population 11k · 2,881 ft elevation
Living in Prineville
Prineville has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Prineville is an outdoor hub: about 43% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
Prineville at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 2,881 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,008 hrs68th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $365k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,245/mo54th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 555 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 949 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 43%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,592 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 25°F | 1.1″ | 1.8″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 26°F | 0.8″ | 3.2″ | 158 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 0.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 33°F | 0.8″ | 0.3″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 40°F | 1.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 45°F | 0.8″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 421 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 48°F | 0.4″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 42°F | 0.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 34°F | 0.9″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 29°F | 1.2″ | 1.1″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 24°F | 1.3″ | 1.5″ | 125 hrs |
Near Prineville
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology