Hot-summer Mediterranean
Bay Point, California
Contra Costa County, California · Population 24k · 89 ft elevation
Living in Bay Point
Bay Point 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 16″ 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.
Bay Point at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 89 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,633 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $479k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,946/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,312 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 46°F | 2.3″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 49°F | 1.1″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 435 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 45°F | 1.6″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 174 hrs |
Near Bay Point
- Pittsburg, CA · 76k
- Concord, CA · 124k
- Clayton, CA · 11k
- Pacheco, CA · 4.7k
- Vine Hill, CA · 3.6k
- Pleasant Hill, CA · 34k
- Martinez, CA · 37k
- Contra Costa Centre, CA · 7.1k
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