Hot-summer Mediterranean
Spokane, Washington
Spokane County, Washington · Population 229k · 1,739 ft elevation
Living in Spokane
Spokane has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Spokane at a glance
- Population
- 229k
- Elevation
- 1,739 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,624 hrs28th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $326k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,141/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Violent crime rate
- 613 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 4,392 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,378 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 12.3″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 27°F | 1.3″ | 7.8″ | 129 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 1.8″ | 3.9″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 1.5″ | 0.7″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 1.7″ | 0.1″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 51°F | 1.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 57°F | 0.7″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 48°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 1.5″ | 0.5″ | 195 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 31°F | 2.0″ | 6.2″ | 104 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 13.8″ | 75 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