Warm-summer Mediterranean
Burney, California
Shasta County, California · Population 2.9k · 3,133 ft elevation
Living in Burney
Burney has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Burney is an outdoor hub: about 47% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,600 ft around town.
Burney at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 3,133 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,255 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $225k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $745/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 47%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,593 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 23°F | 4.5″ | 8.9″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 24°F | 5.2″ | 9.5″ | 176 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 27°F | 4.0″ | 6.9″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 31°F | 2.8″ | 2.0″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 37°F | 1.9″ | 0.2″ | 329 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 42°F | 0.6″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 48°F | 0.3″ | — | 423 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 44°F | 0.3″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 38°F | 0.4″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 31°F | 1.3″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 26°F | 2.5″ | 5.7″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 22°F | 4.8″ | 11.3″ | 144 hrs |
Near Burney
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- Mount Shasta, CA · 3.2k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology