Warm-summer Mediterranean
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Skagit County, Washington · Population 13k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Sedro-Woolley
Sedro-Woolley has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 25 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Sedro-Woolley is an outdoor hub: about 37% 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.
Sedro-Woolley at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,401 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 253th percentile
- Median home value
- $390k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,460/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 97 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 619 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,068 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 35°F | 6.2″ | 0.6″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 35°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 125 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 38°F | 4.8″ | 0.4″ | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 214 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 47°F | 3.5″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 51°F | 2.6″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 53°F | 1.3″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 53°F | 1.6″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 158 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 39°F | 7.0″ | 0.7″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 34°F | 5.5″ | 3.7″ | 76 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