Warm-summer Mediterranean
Shoreline, Washington
King County, Washington · Population 59k · 479 ft elevation
Living in Shoreline
Shoreline has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Shoreline at a glance
- Population
- 59k
- Elevation
- 479 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,396 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $759k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,938/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $113k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.89%44th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 73%
- Violent crime rate
- 138 per 100k41th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,919 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,312 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 36°F | 5.1″ | 0.9″ | 86 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 1.0″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 38°F | 3.9″ | — | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | — | 213 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 47°F | 2.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 51°F | 1.6″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 55°F | 0.8″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 56°F | 1.0″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 52°F | 1.7″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 40°F | 5.8″ | 0.2″ | 97 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 36°F | 5.5″ | 1.7″ | 77 hrs |
Near Shoreline
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- Lynnwood, WA · 41k
- Alderwood Manor, WA · 10k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology