Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 59 min5:11 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 26 min7:54 am – 4:20 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 77°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 48°F, lows 36°F36 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month November4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days3 days above 90°F, 30 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Seattle Boeing Fld station, 4 mi away; snow from Seattle Sand Pt Wsfo
Nearby landmarksMount Baker Beachbeach · under a mileSeattle Universitycollege · 2.1 miPortage Baybay · 4.3 miSeattle Central Collegecollege · 2.6 miMercer Islandisland · 3.7 miFaben Pointcape · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsColman Parkpark · under a mileSam Smith Park Epark · under a mileKlondike Gold Rush National Historical Parkhistoric site · 2.1 miBridle Trailsstate recreation area · 6.7 mi · 489 acresFort Lawton Post Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.3 miBlake Islandstate park · 9.2 mi · 1,127 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes257 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197029 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.8 on 28 Feb 200136 mi away, near Longbranch, WashingtonMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Feb 202621 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighKing County, WA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighAvalanche Very HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025245 of 365 days measured120 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, King County monitors, WA
Drinking waterSeattle Public Utilitiesserves 1,161,961 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation243 ft74 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSwedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Campus1.7 miPost officeTerminal Post Office1.7 miTown hallSeattle City Hall2.2 miPoliceKing County Sheriff's Office2.2 miFire stationSeattle Fire Department Station 30 - Mount Bakerunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools8 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high, 8 otherMiddleSeattle Girls Schoolunder a mileElementaryThurgood Marshall Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleLake Washington Girls Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeSeattle University2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 98145 ZIP area.
