Warm-summer Mediterranean
Rosedale, Washington
Pierce County, Washington · Population 4.3k · 79 ft elevation
Living in Rosedale
Rosedale has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Rosedale at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 79 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,243 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $816k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,250/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $150k93th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Violent crime rate
- 282 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,346 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 37°F | 6.1″ | — | 87 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 37°F | 4.1″ | — | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 39°F | 4.6″ | — | 148 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | — | 189 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 47°F | 2.1″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 51°F | 1.4″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 55°F | 0.7″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 55°F | 0.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 52°F | 1.5″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 41°F | 7.2″ | — | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 37°F | 5.8″ | 0.3″ | 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