Warm-summer Mediterranean
Aromas, California
San Benito County, California · Population 2.8k · 128 ft elevation
Living in Aromas
Aromas has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 71°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Aromas at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 128 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,662 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $926k96th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,155/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $185k97th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.10th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,526 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 40°F | 4.4″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 45°F | 1.6″ | — | 307 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 410 hrs |
| Jul | 71°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 430 hrs |
| Aug | 72°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 49°F | 1.0″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 43°F | 2.3″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Dec | 62°F | 39°F | 4.5″ | — | 190 hrs |
Near Aromas
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology