Cold semi-arid
Selah, Washington
Yakima County, Washington · Population 8.3k · 1,119 ft elevation
Living in Selah
Selah has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Selah is an outdoor hub: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Selah at a glance
- Population
- 8.3k
- Elevation
- 1,119 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,851 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $366k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,465/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.179th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 68 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 798 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,543 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 22°F | 1.1″ | 6.2″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 0.7″ | 2.7″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 28°F | 0.7″ | 0.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 34°F | 0.7″ | — | 248 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 43°F | 0.8″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 52°F | 0.2″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 44°F | 0.3″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 34°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 26°F | 0.9″ | 3.0″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 21°F | 1.4″ | 7.7″ | 101 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