Warm-summer Mediterranean
Carmel Valley Village, California
Monterey County, California · Population 4.4k · 187 ft elevation
Living in Carmel Valley Village
Carmel Valley Village has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Carmel Valley Village is an outdoor hub: about 23% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Carmel Valley Village at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 187 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,563 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,223/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $164k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,346 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 43°F | 2.8″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 44°F | 1.4″ | — | 303 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 47°F | 0.5″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 49°F | 0.1″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 52°F | 0.0″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 43°F | 1.7″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | — | 206 hrs |
Near Carmel Valley Village
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- Monterey, CA · 30k
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- Marina, CA · 22k
- Del Monte Forest, CA · 3.6k
- Pacific Grove, CA · 15k
- Salinas, CA · 162k
- Gonzales, CA · 8.5k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology