Warm-summer Mediterranean

Tri-City, Oregon

Douglas County, Oregon · Population 4.4k · 787 ft elevation

Living in Tri-City

Tri-City has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ 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.

Tri-City is an outdoor hub: about 43% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.

Tri-City at a glance

Population
4.4k
Elevation
787 ft
Average daily high
69°F60th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
31″20th percentile
Annual snowfall
2″32th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,667 hrs34th percentile
Median AQI
295th percentile
Median home value
$241k45th percentile
Median rent
$935/mo27th percentile
Median household income
$48k12th percentile
Property tax rate
0.55%12th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
0.0%
Unemployment rate
10.8%
Homes with broadband
82%12th percentile
Walkability index
10.972th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
27%19th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9357th percentile
Outdoor access
9594th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
28%
Public land within 30 miles
43%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,953 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Tri-City, Oregon
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan52°F37°F4.7″0.5″122 hrs
Feb57°F37°F3.4″0.7″135 hrs
Mar61°F38°F3.4″0.1″173 hrs
Apr66°F41°F2.5″—211 hrs
May73°F46°F1.9″—275 hrs
Jun79°F51°F1.0″—303 hrs
Jul88°F55°F0.3″—386 hrs
Aug88°F54°F0.3″—355 hrs
Sep83°F48°F0.7″—280 hrs
Oct71°F43°F2.3″—204 hrs
Nov58°F40°F4.6″—122 hrs
Dec50°F36°F6.2″0.6″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