Warm-summer Mediterranean
Alameda, California
California · Population 77k · 36 ft elevation
Living in Alameda
Alameda has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 72°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Alameda at a glance
- Population
- 77k
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,144 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,394/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $132k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.598th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 348 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,555 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 47°F | 2.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 49°F | 1.4″ | — | 293 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 72°F | 56°F | 0.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 72°F | 57°F | 0.0″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 51°F | 0.9″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 46°F | 2.0″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 42°F | 3.8″ | — | 187 hrs |
Near Alameda
- Oakland, CA · 438k
- Piedmont, CA · 11k
- San Leandro, CA · 89k
- Emeryville, CA · 13k
- Brisbane, CA · 4.7k
- San Lorenzo, CA · 29k
- Ashland, CA · 23k
- South San Francisco, CA · 64k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Bakersfield, CA · 408k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology