Cold semi-arid
Sunnyside, Washington
Yakima County, Washington · Population 16k · 745 ft elevation
Living in Sunnyside
Sunnyside has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Sunnyside: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Sunnyside at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 745 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,071 hrs74th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $207k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,065/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Violent crime rate
- 141 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,301 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,362 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 23°F | 1.0″ | 3.2″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 0.7″ | 1.2″ | 160 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 30°F | 0.5″ | 0.4″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 36°F | 0.6″ | — | 283 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 433 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 45°F | 0.4″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 35°F | 0.7″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 1.7″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 1.2″ | 3.4″ | 96 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