Hot-summer Mediterranean
Alamo, California
Contra Costa County, California · Population 14k · 272 ft elevation
Living in Alamo
Alamo has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Alamo at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 272 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,632 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $2M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,501/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $250k99th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 81%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,608 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 46°F | 2.6″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 48°F | 1.2″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 58°F | 0.0″ | — | 435 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 58°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 45°F | 1.9″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | — | 174 hrs |
Near Alamo
- San Miguel, CA · 4k
- Walnut Creek, CA · 70k
- Danville, CA · 43k
- Saranap, CA · 5.7k
- Contra Costa Centre, CA · 7.1k
- Moraga, CA · 17k
- Lafayette, CA · 25k
- Blackhawk, CA · 10k
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
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology