Warm-summer Mediterranean

Silverdale, Washington

Kitsap County, Washington · Population 21k · 3 ft elevation

Living in Silverdale

Silverdale has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 57″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).

Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Silverdale is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,600 ft around town.

Silverdale at a glance

Population
21k
Elevation
3 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
57″92th percentile
Annual snowfall
3″34th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,244 hrs2th percentile
Median AQI
222th percentile
Median home value
$508k82th percentile
Median rent
$2,056/mo88th percentile
Median household income
$101k75th percentile
Property tax rate
0.83%39th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
0.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
9.4%
Unemployment rate
5.8%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
11.576th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
57%66th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
66%
Violent crime rate
298 per 100k71th percentile
Property crime rate
2,232 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9254th percentile
Outdoor access
9392th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
9%
Public land within 30 miles
29%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
4,593 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Silverdale, Washington
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan47°F36°F9.3″0.6″86 hrs
Feb50°F36°F5.8″0.7″122 hrs
Mar54°F38°F6.4″0.1″148 hrs
Apr59°F41°F3.9″—189 hrs
May66°F47°F2.4″—244 hrs
Jun71°F52°F1.6″—256 hrs
Jul77°F55°F0.8″—330 hrs
Aug78°F56°F1.1″—303 hrs
Sep72°F52°F1.8″—234 hrs
Oct61°F45°F5.1″—157 hrs
Nov52°F39°F8.8″0.3″96 hrs
Dec46°F35°F9.9″1.3″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