Warm-summer Mediterranean
Shelton, Washington
Mason County, Washington · Population 11k · 20 ft elevation
Living in Shelton
Shelton has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 68″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Shelton: about 28% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.
Shelton at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 68″99th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,242 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $296k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,298/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.89%44th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.286th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 453 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,256 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 28%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,018 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 35°F | 11.1″ | 1.3″ | 87 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 34°F | 6.7″ | 1.2″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 36°F | 7.2″ | 0.1″ | 148 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 4.9″ | — | 189 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 2.6″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 49°F | 1.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 53°F | 0.7″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 53°F | 1.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 48°F | 2.5″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 7.0″ | — | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 37°F | 11.6″ | 0.1″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 34°F | 10.9″ | 1.7″ | 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