Warm-summer Mediterranean
American Canyon, California
Napa County, California · Population 22k · 39 ft elevation
Living in American Canyon
American Canyon has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around American Canyon: about 10% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,600 ft around town.
American Canyon at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,526 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $660k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,399/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $124k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 16%6th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,608 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 38°F | 4.2″ | — | 190 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 40°F | 4.0″ | — | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 43°F | 1.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 52°F | 0.2″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 55°F | 0.0″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 46°F | 0.9″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 40°F | 2.0″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | — | 177 hrs |
Near American Canyon
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- Napa, CA · 79k
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- Benicia, CA · 27k
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- Hercules, CA · 26k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology