Warm-summer Mediterranean
Carpinteria, California
California · Population 13k · 30 ft elevation
Living in Carpinteria
Carpinteria has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 47°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Carpinteria is an outdoor hub: about 60% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,300 ft around town.
Carpinteria at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,626 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $965k97th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,341/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.066th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 328 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,259 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 52%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 60%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,315 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 47°F | 4.4″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 47°F | 4.4″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 49°F | 3.2″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 51°F | 1.0″ | — | 315 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 54°F | 0.4″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 56°F | 0.8″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Nov | 71°F | 50°F | 1.4″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 46°F | 3.1″ | — | 227 hrs |
Near Carpinteria
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology