Cold semi-arid
Alturas, California
Modoc County, California · Population 2.7k · 4,373 ft elevation
Living in Alturas
Alturas has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Alturas is an outdoor hub: about 68% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,500 ft around town.
Alturas at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 4,373 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,177 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $153k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $781/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 758 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 720 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 46%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 68%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,526 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 6.1″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 23°F | 1.0″ | 3.3″ | 171 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 27°F | 1.2″ | 2.3″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 31°F | 1.2″ | 0.8″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 37°F | 1.4″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 42°F | 0.7″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 46°F | 0.2″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 44°F | 0.3″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 38°F | 0.4″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 31°F | 0.9″ | 0.3″ | 259 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 25°F | 1.4″ | 2.8″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 23°F | 1.5″ | 6.6″ | 137 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology