Cold semi-arid
Yakima, Washington
Yakima County, Washington · Population 97k · 1,066 ft elevation
Living in Yakima
Yakima has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Yakima: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,600 ft around town.
Yakima at a glance
- Population
- 97k
- Elevation
- 1,066 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,851 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $273k53th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,075/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 522 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,884 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,642 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 27°F | 1.2″ | 6.2″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 31°F | 0.9″ | 2.7″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 35°F | 0.7″ | 0.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | — | 248 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 54°F | 0.6″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 60°F | 0.3″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 0.9″ | 3.0″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 26°F | 1.4″ | 7.7″ | 101 hrs |
Near Yakima
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology