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Best Climate Cities in Washington

Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.

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All United States  ·  Washington

How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Temperature · 35% Sunshine · 30% Clean Air · 25% Low Rain · 10%

Top 12 Best Climate Cities in Washington

Ranked by composite score across 4 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 82.2
Dallesport, WA
1,434 residents
Temperature 54°F
Sunshine 311 days
Clean Air 28
#2
Score 80.4
Mattawa, WA
3,553 residents
Temperature 56°F
Sunshine 279 days
Clean Air 28
#3
Score 80.4
Desert Aire, WA
2,953 residents
Temperature 56°F
Sunshine 279 days
Clean Air 28
#4
Score 80.3
Pasco, WA
78,446 residents
Temperature 57°F
Sunshine 273 days
Clean Air 28
#5
Score 80.3
Kennewick, WA
84,389 residents
Temperature 57°F
Sunshine 273 days
Clean Air 28
#6
Score 77.9
Finley, WA
5,734 residents
Temperature 55°F
Sunshine 279 days
Clean Air 28
#7
Score 77.5
Walla Walla, WA
33,766 residents
Temperature 54°F
Sunshine 273 days
Clean Air 24
#8
Score 74.9
Pacific, WA
7,064 residents
Temperature 54°F
Sunshine 240 days
Clean Air 16
#9
Score 73.8
Richland, WA
61,912 residents
Temperature 54°F
Sunshine 279 days
Clean Air 28
#10
Score 73.8
West Richland, WA
17,126 residents
Temperature 54°F
Sunshine 279 days
Clean Air 28
#11
Score 73.6
Walla Walla East, WA
2,264 residents
Temperature 54°F
Sunshine 273 days
Clean Air 28
#12
Score 73.4
Burbank, WA
3,645 residents
Temperature 54°F
Sunshine 273 days
Clean Air 28

Full Ranking, Washington

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Dallesport WA 82.2
2 Mattawa WA 80.4
3 Desert Aire WA 80.4
4 Pasco WA 80.3
5 Kennewick WA 80.3
6 Finley WA 77.9
7 Walla Walla WA 77.5
8 Pacific WA 74.9
9 Richland WA 73.8
10 West Richland WA 73.8
11 Walla Walla East WA 73.6
12 Burbank WA 73.4
13 West Pasco WA 73
14 Clarkston Heights-Vineland WA 72.7
15 West Clarkston-Highland WA 72.7
16 Clarkston WA 72.7
17 Prosser WA 72.1
18 Mabton WA 72.1
19 Grandview WA 72.1
20 Summitview WA 71.8
21 Ahtanum WA 71.8
22 Gleed WA 71.8
23 Selah WA 71.8
24 Tieton WA 71.8
25 East Wenatchee WA 70.7
26 South Wenatchee WA 70.7
27 Wenatchee WA 70.7
28 Zillah WA 70.2
29 Wapato WA 70.2
30 Toppenish WA 70.2
31 Connell WA 68.5
32 Othello WA 68.5
33 Venersborg WA 68.5
34 Camas WA 68.5
35 Hockinson WA 68.5
36 Benton City WA 68.1
37 Ephrata WA 68
38 Lakeview WA 68
39 Basin City WA 67.7
40 Anacortes WA 67.7
41 Whidbey Island Station WA 67.7
42 Oak Harbor WA 67.7
43 Port Hadlock-Irondale WA 67.2
44 Port Townsend WA 67.2
45 Freeland WA 67.2
46 Rock Island WA 67.2
47 George WA 66.9
48 Quincy WA 66.9
49 College Place WA 66.7
50 Garrett WA 66.7

Dallesport, WA tops the list with a composite score of 82.2 out of 100, followed by Mattawa and Desert Aire. WA dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for best climate.

Rankings combine 4 independent metrics: Temperature, Sunshine, Clean Air, Low Rain. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to best climate, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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