Hot-summer Mediterranean
Auburn, California
Placer County, California · Population 14k · 1,240 ft elevation
Living in Auburn
Auburn has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Auburn is an outdoor hub: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Auburn at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,240 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,508 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $642k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,432/mo64th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.670th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 181 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 646 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,035 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 38°F | 7.0″ | 0.4″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 40°F | 6.5″ | 0.1″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 43°F | 6.1″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 45°F | 2.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 1.6″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 58°F | 0.4″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 437 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 52°F | 1.4″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 37°F | 6.8″ | 0.5″ | 164 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