Hot-summer Mediterranean
Chico, California
Butte County, California · Population 102k · 210 ft elevation
Living in Chico
Chico has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 27″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Chico is an outdoor hub: about 18% 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.
Chico at a glance
- Population
- 102k
- Elevation
- 210 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 27″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,337 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $455k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,442/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 664 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,842 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,528 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 36°F | 5.1″ | — | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 38°F | 5.1″ | 0.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 45°F | 1.9″ | — | 265 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 52°F | 1.4″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 57°F | 0.6″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 428 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 396 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 47°F | 1.7″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 40°F | 2.4″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 36°F | 5.0″ | — | 154 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology