Warm-summer Mediterranean

Sutherlin, Oregon

Douglas County, Oregon · Population 8.6k · 512 ft elevation

Living in Sutherlin

Sutherlin has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Sutherlin is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,700 ft around town.

Sutherlin at a glance

Population
8.6k
Elevation
512 ft
Average daily high
67°F54th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
36″28th percentile
Annual snowfall
1″25th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,669 hrs34th percentile
Median AQI
295th percentile
Median home value
$262k50th percentile
Median rent
$1,149/mo46th percentile
Median household income
$52k18th percentile
Property tax rate
0.75%31th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
0.0%
Unemployment rate
6.4%
Homes with broadband
86%24th percentile
Walkability index
12.984th percentile
Average commute
19 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
47%52th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
334 per 100k75th percentile
Property crime rate
1,822 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9357th percentile
Outdoor access
9291th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
11%
Public land within 30 miles
31%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,723 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Sutherlin, Oregon
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan50°F35°F5.4″0.2″121 hrs
Feb54°F35°F4.1″0.1″135 hrs
Mar59°F37°F4.0″—173 hrs
Apr64°F40°F3.2″—212 hrs
May71°F45°F2.2″—276 hrs
Jun77°F50°F1.1″—303 hrs
Jul86°F55°F0.3″—387 hrs
Aug86°F54°F0.3″—356 hrs
Sep80°F49°F0.9″—280 hrs
Oct68°F42°F2.5″—204 hrs
Nov55°F38°F5.3″—122 hrs
Dec49°F35°F6.8″0.3″101 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