Hot-summer Mediterranean
Winston, Oregon
Douglas County, Oregon · Population 5.7k · 541 ft elevation
Living in Winston
Winston has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Winston is an outdoor hub: about 36% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
Winston at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 541 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,667 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $219k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,050/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 140 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,964 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 36%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,559 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 36°F | 5.3″ | — | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | — | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | — | 173 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | — | 212 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 2.0″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 52°F | 1.0″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 50°F | 0.9″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 2.5″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 40°F | 4.8″ | — | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 36°F | 6.3″ | — | 101 hrs |
Near Winston
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology