Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
Three Rivers, Oregon
Deschutes County, Oregon · Population 4k · 4,190 ft elevation
Living in Three Rivers
Three Rivers has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it is a snowy place (74″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Three Rivers is an outdoor hub: about 80% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.
Three Rivers at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 4,190 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 74″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,916 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $470k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,231/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 88%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 80%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,117 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 20°F | 2.9″ | 17.9″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 14.9″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 8.4″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 25°F | 1.2″ | 2.0″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 33°F | 1.7″ | 0.3″ | 294 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 37°F | 1.1″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 41°F | 0.5″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 34°F | 0.8″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 28°F | 1.4″ | 0.8″ | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 8.9″ | 145 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 19°F | 3.2″ | 20.7″ | 118 hrs |
Near Three Rivers
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology