Warm-summer Mediterranean
Berkeley, California
Alameda County, California · Population 120k · 43 ft elevation
Living in Berkeley
Berkeley has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ 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 49, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Berkeley at a glance
- Population
- 120k
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,526 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.4M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,127/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $109k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.299th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 639 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 4,109 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,280 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 44°F | 4.8″ | — | 190 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 45°F | 5.1″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 48°F | 1.8″ | — | 301 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 398 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 53°F | 1.2″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 48°F | 2.7″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 44°F | 5.3″ | — | 178 hrs |
Near Berkeley
- Emeryville, CA · 13k
- Albany, CA · 20k
- Kensington, CA · 5.3k
- El Cerrito, CA · 26k
- Piedmont, CA · 11k
- East Richmond Heights, CA · 3.3k
- Richmond, CA · 115k
- Rollingwood, CA · 3.6k
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