Cold semi-arid
Warden, Washington
Grant County, Washington · Population 2.5k · 1,299 ft elevation
Living in Warden
Warden has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Warden: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,000 ft around town.
Warden at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 1,299 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,980 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $172k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $819/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 172 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,206 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,017 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 24°F | 1.0″ | 6.5″ | 98 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 26°F | 0.7″ | 2.0″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 31°F | 0.7″ | 0.7″ | 216 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 37°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 276 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 45°F | 0.7″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 424 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 47°F | 0.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 37°F | 0.7″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 1.1″ | 135 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 23°F | 1.1″ | 4.2″ | 85 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