Cold semi-arid
Prosser, Washington
Benton County, Washington · Population 6.2k · 666 ft elevation
Living in Prosser
Prosser has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Prosser: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Prosser at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 666 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,071 hrs74th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $269k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $894/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 211 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 873 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,165 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 27°F | 1.2″ | 3.1″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 1.9″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 35°F | 0.7″ | 0.5″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 283 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 48°F | 0.9″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 433 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 58°F | 0.2″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 51°F | 0.3″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 0.9″ | 1.3″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 27°F | 1.3″ | 3.4″ | 96 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