Geography Fairwood, King County, Washington

1 geography

1.1 neighborhoods
1.2 climate
1.3 geographic location

geography

cascade-fairwood located @ 47°26′49″n 122°08′37″w / 47.44694°n 122.14361°w / 47.44694; -122.14361 (47.447062, -122.143586). according united states census bureau, cdp has total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²).

the fairwood area forms plateau extends bluffs of cedar river valley on north , east down state route 167 , kent valley on west. fairwood includes opens spaces, towering trees, many neighborhoods , several commercial districts. surrounds seattle watershed of lake youngs on south, , borders renton east, , maple valley southeast. fairwood area features 5 sizable lakes, timberland, , farmland. incorporation area of fairwood 6.2-square-miles.

neighborhoods

climate

fairwood s climate features cool/mild wet winter, , dry-summer. warmest month of year in cascade-fairwood within past 3–6 years july average maximum high of 106 °f , average minimum low of 48 °f. coldest months of year december, average min low of 15 °f , average max high of 72 °f.

autumn, winter, , spring characterized rain, in seattle area, while summers dry , warm comparison. fairwood s location closer downslope winds cascade mountains means can hot in summers. exception damp weather occurs in el niño years when seattle area stays dry.

fairwood typically receives snowfall on annual basis, heavy snow rare.

geographic location