Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
Pullman, Washington
Whitman County, Washington · Population 32k · 2,339 ft elevation
Living in Pullman
Pullman has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Pullman at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 2,339 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,773 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $402k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,010/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 156 per 100k46th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 782 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5857th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,969 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 26°F | 2.7″ | 9.6″ | 114 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 28°F | 1.9″ | 4.8″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 32°F | 2.0″ | 2.5″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 2.0″ | 0.7″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | 0.1″ | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 47°F | 1.2″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 417 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 45°F | 0.7″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 37°F | 1.8″ | 0.1″ | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 4.6″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 26°F | 2.8″ | 10.3″ | 94 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