Warm-summer Mediterranean
White Salmon, Washington
Klickitat County, Washington · Population 2.5k · 610 ft elevation
Living in White Salmon
White Salmon has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
White Salmon is an outdoor hub: about 57% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
White Salmon at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,946 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $566k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,280/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.199th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 38 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 380 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 46%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 57%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,003 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 30°F | 5.2″ | 6.9″ | 108 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 2.5″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | 0.7″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 1.8″ | — | 257 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 1.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 425 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 47°F | 0.7″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 34°F | 4.8″ | 1.5″ | 138 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 30°F | 5.9″ | 5.5″ | 99 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