Cold semi-arid
Redmond, Oregon
Deschutes County, Oregon · Population 35k · 2,992 ft elevation
Living in Redmond
Redmond has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Redmond is an outdoor hub: about 50% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.
Redmond at a glance
- Population
- 35k
- Elevation
- 2,992 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,918 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $435k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,479/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 204 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,144 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 40%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 50%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,953 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 26°F | 1.0″ | 1.6″ | 129 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 26°F | 0.7″ | 3.7″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 28°F | 0.6″ | 0.5″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 31°F | 0.7″ | 0.2″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 38°F | 1.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 43°F | 0.6″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 47°F | 0.5″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 41°F | 0.4″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 33°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 28°F | 0.8″ | 1.7″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 24°F | 1.0″ | 3.4″ | 118 hrs |
Near Redmond
- Eagle Crest, OR · 2.9k
- Crooked River Ranch, OR · 4.7k
- Bend, OR · 101k
- Prineville, OR · 11k
- Sisters, OR · 3k
- Deschutes River Woods, OR · 5.8k
- Juniper Canyon, OR · 3.1k
- Madras, OR · 7.6k
Largest places in Oregon
- Portland, OR · 643k
- Eugene, OR · 178k
- Salem, OR · 177k
- Gresham, OR · 113k
- Hillsboro, OR · 107k
- Beaverton, OR · 98k
- Medford, OR · 86k
- Springfield, OR · 62k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology