Hot-summer Mediterranean
Buckhorn, California
Amador County, California · Population 3.5k · 3,314 ft elevation
Living in Buckhorn
Buckhorn has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (58″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Buckhorn is an outdoor hub: about 36% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,800 ft around town.
Buckhorn at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 3,314 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 58″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,466 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $333k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,875/mo83th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.94th percentile
- Average commute
- 54 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 21%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 36%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,824 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 32°F | 9.6″ | 10.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 32°F | 8.8″ | 17.3″ | 180 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 8.8″ | 13.5″ | 232 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 36°F | 4.9″ | 5.4″ | 273 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | 0.6″ | 351 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 48°F | 0.9″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 429 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 35°F | 5.3″ | 3.8″ | 213 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 31°F | 9.4″ | 7.4″ | 170 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