Hot-summer Mediterranean
Walla Walla, Washington
Walla Walla County, Washington · Population 34k · 942 ft elevation
Living in Walla Walla
Walla Walla has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Walla Walla: about 19% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,400 ft around town.
Walla Walla at a glance
- Population
- 34k
- Elevation
- 942 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,070 hrs73th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $357k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,176/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.570th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 402 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,636 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,429 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 1.0″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 34°F | 1.6″ | 2.2″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 39°F | 2.1″ | 0.2″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 43°F | 2.0″ | — | 283 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 2.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 1.2″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 63°F | 0.5″ | — | 432 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 62°F | 0.4″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 0.6″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 45°F | 1.7″ | 0.1″ | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 36°F | 2.3″ | 0.3″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 31°F | 2.2″ | 2.7″ | 96 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