Warm-summer Mediterranean
California Polytechnic State University, California
San Luis Obispo County, California · Population 7.5k · 243 ft elevation
Living in California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around California Polytechnic State University: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
California Polytechnic State University at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 243 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,729 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $519k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 17.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 100%99th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 347 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,054 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,133 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 44°F | 5.1″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 45°F | 4.9″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 47°F | 1.4″ | — | 319 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 55°F | 0.0″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 52°F | 0.8″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Nov | 71°F | 48°F | 2.0″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 44°F | 3.6″ | — | 216 hrs |
Near California Polytechnic State University
- San Luis Obispo, CA · 48k
- Los Osos, CA · 15k
- Pismo Beach, CA · 8k
- Morro Bay, CA · 11k
- Atascadero, CA · 30k
- Grover Beach, CA · 13k
- Arroyo Grande, CA · 18k
- Oceano, 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