Warm-summer Mediterranean
Vernonia, Oregon
Columbia County, Oregon · Population 2.7k · 617 ft elevation
Living in Vernonia
Vernonia has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Vernonia is an outdoor hub: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
Vernonia at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 617 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,234 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $321k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,213/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.68th percentile
- Average commute
- 39 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 45 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 268 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,133 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 32°F | 6.9″ | 0.3″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 31°F | 5.3″ | 0.6″ | 120 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 34°F | 5.3″ | — | 143 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | — | 185 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 40°F | 2.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 44°F | 1.4″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 47°F | 0.4″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | — | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 34°F | 7.7″ | — | 101 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 31°F | 8.3″ | 0.2″ | 84 hrs |
Near Vernonia
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology