Warm-summer Mediterranean
Stanwood, Washington
Snohomish County, Washington · Population 8.4k · 3 ft elevation
Living in Stanwood
Stanwood has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ 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 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Stanwood is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Stanwood at a glance
- Population
- 8.4k
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,399 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $547k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,625/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.274th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 78%
- Violent crime rate
- 151 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 746 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,182 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 29°F | 5.9″ | 0.8″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 28°F | 4.4″ | 0.7″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 32°F | 5.0″ | 0.4″ | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 4.3″ | — | 214 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 46°F | 2.7″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 48°F | 1.1″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 47°F | 1.3″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 43°F | 2.5″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 37°F | 4.9″ | — | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 7.2″ | 0.2″ | 96 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 28°F | 6.2″ | 2.2″ | 76 hrs |
Near Stanwood
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology