Warm-summer Mediterranean
Sequim, Washington
Clallam County, Washington · Population 8.1k · 184 ft elevation
Living in Sequim
Sequim has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: cool summers (July highs around 70°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Sequim is an outdoor hub: about 57% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,500 ft around town.
Sequim at a glance
- Population
- 8.1k
- Elevation
- 184 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,398 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $382k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,094/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.7100th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 255 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,737 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 45%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 57%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,479 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 32°F | 2.2″ | — | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 32°F | 1.4″ | — | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 34°F | 1.5″ | — | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 38°F | 1.2″ | — | 213 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 44°F | 1.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 65°F | 48°F | 0.9″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 70°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 70°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 66°F | 46°F | 0.9″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 40°F | 1.6″ | — | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 34°F | 2.6″ | — | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 31°F | 2.3″ | 1.4″ | 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