Warm-summer Mediterranean
Three Lakes, Washington
Snohomish County, Washington · Population 3.5k · 479 ft elevation
Living in Three Lakes
Three Lakes has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% 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.
Three Lakes is an outdoor hub: about 37% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,100 ft around town.
Three Lakes at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 479 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,316 hrs4th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $754k93th percentile
- Median household income
- $149k93th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.71th percentile
- Average commute
- 41 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,068 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 31°F | 6.5″ | 0.1″ | 99 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 31°F | 4.5″ | 2.2″ | 129 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 34°F | 5.2″ | 0.2″ | 150 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 4.3″ | — | 192 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Jun | 67°F | 47°F | 2.7″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 51°F | 1.1″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 50°F | 1.3″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 46°F | 2.7″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 40°F | 5.0″ | — | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 34°F | 7.2″ | 0.3″ | 97 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 30°F | 6.8″ | 0.2″ | 87 hrs |
Near Three Lakes
- Chain Lake, WA · 5k
- Bunk Foss, WA · 3.7k
- Snohomish, WA · 10k
- Lake Stevens, WA · 40k
- Woods Creek, WA · 7k
- Monroe, WA · 20k
- Fobes Hill, WA · 2.7k
- Lochsloy, WA · 3.1k
Largest places in Washington
- Seattle, WA · 741k
- Spokane, WA · 229k
- Tacoma, WA · 220k
- Vancouver, WA · 193k
- Bellevue, WA · 151k
- Kent, WA · 135k
- Everett, WA · 111k
- Spokane Valley, WA · 105k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology