Warm-summer Mediterranean
Snoqualmie, Washington
King County, Washington · Population 14k · 95 ft elevation
Living in Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 63″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Snoqualmie is an outdoor hub: about 39% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,400 ft around town.
Snoqualmie at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 63″97th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,575 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $919k96th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,090/mo98th percentile
- Median household income
- $198k98th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 100%99th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 59 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,142 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 27%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 39%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,429 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 37°F | 8.6″ | 1.5″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 36°F | 5.8″ | 0.2″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 38°F | 6.7″ | 0.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 41°F | 5.3″ | — | 218 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 52°F | 3.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 55°F | 1.2″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 55°F | 1.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.0″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 45°F | 6.2″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 39°F | 9.5″ | 0.1″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 37°F | 8.4″ | 1.5″ | 89 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