Warm-summer Mediterranean
Veneta, Oregon
Lane County, Oregon · Population 5.2k · 423 ft elevation
Living in Veneta
Veneta has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Veneta is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,500 ft around town.
Veneta at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 423 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,570 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $319k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,624/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,509 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 33°F | 7.0″ | 4.4″ | 110 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 34°F | 5.7″ | 2.8″ | 130 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 36°F | 5.3″ | 1.0″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 208 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 44°F | 2.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 49°F | 1.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 47°F | 1.4″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.3″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 36°F | 6.9″ | 1.5″ | 117 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 33°F | 8.7″ | 5.5″ | 95 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