Hot-summer Mediterranean
The Dalles, Oregon
Wasco County, Oregon · Population 16k · 266 ft elevation
Living in The Dalles
The Dalles has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 25 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
The Dalles is an outdoor hub: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
The Dalles at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 266 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,945 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 253th percentile
- Median home value
- $318k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $956/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 259 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,755 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 36%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 30%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,379 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 31°F | 2.4″ | 1.9″ | 108 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 32°F | 1.6″ | 0.8″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 36°F | 1.2″ | 0.1″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 0.8″ | — | 257 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 425 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 1.1″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 35°F | 2.0″ | 0.7″ | 138 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 31°F | 2.7″ | 2.0″ | 99 hrs |
Near The Dalles
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology