Hot-summer Mediterranean
Clayton, California
Contra Costa County, California · Population 11k · 404 ft elevation
Living in Clayton
Clayton has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Clayton at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 404 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,632 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $1M97th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,501/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $172k96th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 39 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Violent crime rate
- 37 per 100k10th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 706 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 45°F | 2.3″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 48°F | 1.1″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 52°F | 0.5″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 56°F | 0.2″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 57°F | 0.0″ | — | 435 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 58°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 51°F | 0.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 44°F | 1.6″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 39°F | 3.2″ | — | 174 hrs |
Near Clayton
- Concord, CA · 124k
- Pittsburg, CA · 76k
- Walnut Creek, CA · 70k
- Bay Point, CA · 24k
- Contra Costa Centre, CA · 7.1k
- San Miguel, CA · 4k
- Alamo, CA · 14k
- Antioch, CA · 116k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
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- 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