Hot-summer Mediterranean
Castaic, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 18k · 1,227 ft elevation
Living in Castaic
Castaic has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 48°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Castaic is an outdoor hub: about 35% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Castaic at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 1,227 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 55°F83th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,763 hrs97th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $710k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,751/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $132k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 35%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,495 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 48°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 238 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 47°F | 4.4″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 318 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Aug | 98°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 58°F | 0.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 46°F | 2.6″ | — | 232 hrs |
Near Castaic
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology