Warm-summer Mediterranean
Sudden Valley, Washington
Whatcom County, Washington · Population 7k · 722 ft elevation
Living in Sudden Valley
Sudden Valley has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Sudden Valley is an outdoor hub: about 33% 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.
Sudden Valley at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 722 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,402 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $451k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,930/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $99k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 33%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,396 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 33°F | 4.6″ | 1.1″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 0.6″ | 125 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.5″ | 163 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | — | 214 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 44°F | 2.3″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 49°F | 1.6″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 51°F | 1.0″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Aug | 73°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Sep | 66°F | 48°F | 2.0″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 158 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 37°F | 5.7″ | 0.8″ | 95 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 33°F | 4.5″ | 0.3″ | 76 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