Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 3 min5:07 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 22 min7:53 am – 4:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 78°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 34°F68 in of rain a year, on about 138 dayswettest month November3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days5 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Startup 1 E station, 12 mi away; snow from Monroe
Nearby landmarksClear Lakelake · 1.8 miLake Evanlake · under a mileMALLARDY RIDGEtrailhead · 1.9 miBOARDMAN CREEKcampground · 2.2 miESSWINEcampground · 2.5 miTwin Fallswaterfall · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMorning Star Natural Resources Conservation Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 33,700 acresMount Pilchuckstate park · 4.1 mi · 1,902 acresGold Basin Purchase Unitnational forest · 4.2 mi · 78 acresMt. Baker National Forestnational forest · 4.3 mi · 1,095,481 acresWallace Fallsstate park · 9.1 mi · 1,385 acresSky Valley Sportsman's Parkpark · 8.3 mi · 154 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.4 on 3 May 199621 mi away, near Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 2 Jul 202646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSnohomish County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Very HighIce storm Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 365 days measured116 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 125main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Snohomish County monitors, WA
Drinking waterAlderwood Water Districtserves 245,715 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,045 ft623 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEvergreenHealth Monroe Hospital18.7 miFire stationSnohomish County Fire District 237.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98259 ZIP area.
