Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Wenatchee, Washington
Chelan County, Washington · Population 36k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Wenatchee
Wenatchee has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 14 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wenatchee is an outdoor hub: about 50% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Wenatchee at a glance
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,574 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $391k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,194/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.799th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 308 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,130 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 28%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 50%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,528 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 26°F | 1.3″ | 5.6″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 28°F | 0.9″ | 3.0″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 33°F | 0.7″ | 0.4″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | — | 217 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 52°F | 0.2″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 0.7″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 1.1″ | 1.5″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 26°F | 1.6″ | 6.0″ | 89 hrs |
Near Wenatchee
- East Wenatchee, WA · 14k
- Sunnyslope, WA · 3.7k
- Cashmere, WA · 3.3k
- Leavenworth, WA · 2.7k
- Quincy, WA · 7.9k
- Chelan, WA · 4.3k
- Ellensburg, WA · 19k
- Ephrata, WA · 8.5k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology