Warm-summer Mediterranean
Sandy, Oregon
Clackamas County, Oregon · Population 13k · 971 ft elevation
Living in Sandy
Sandy has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 79″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sandy is an outdoor hub: about 47% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,100 ft around town.
Sandy at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 971 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 79″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,391 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $450k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,640/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $102k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%47th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 115 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,262 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 19%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 47%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,101 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 35°F | 10.3″ | 0.7″ | 96 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 35°F | 8.0″ | 1.2″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 37°F | 8.5″ | 0.2″ | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 40°F | 7.3″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 45°F | 5.7″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 49°F | 4.0″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 53°F | 0.9″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 54°F | 1.2″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 50°F | 3.4″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 44°F | 7.4″ | — | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 39°F | 10.6″ | 0.2″ | 106 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 34°F | 11.7″ | 0.6″ | 85 hrs |
Near Sandy
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- Troutdale, OR · 16k
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- Fairview, OR · 11k
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Largest places in Oregon
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology