Warm-summer Mediterranean
Puyallup, Washington
Pierce County, Washington · Population 43k · 36 ft elevation
Living in Puyallup
Puyallup has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Puyallup at a glance
- Population
- 43k
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,242 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $507k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,750/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $96k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 297 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,682 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,707 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 35°F | 6.1″ | 1.5″ | 87 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 35°F | 4.3″ | 0.5″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 38°F | 4.8″ | 0.6″ | 148 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | — | 189 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 46°F | 3.0″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 51°F | 2.3″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 54°F | 0.9″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 54°F | 0.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 50°F | 1.8″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | — | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 38°F | 7.1″ | 1.5″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 35°F | 6.0″ | 1.5″ | 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