Hot-summer Mediterranean

Clearlake Riviera, California

Lake County, California · Population 4.3k · 1,755 ft elevation

Living in Clearlake Riviera

Clearlake Riviera has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Clearlake Riviera is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.

Clearlake Riviera at a glance

Population
4.3k
Elevation
1,755 ft
Average daily high
70°F63th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
30″19th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,560 hrs92th percentile
Median AQI
317th percentile
Median home value
$314k60th percentile
Median rent
$1,779/mo79th percentile
Median household income
$94k69th percentile
Property tax rate
0.73%30th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
18.0%
Homes with broadband
82%12th percentile
Walkability index
6.012th percentile
Average commute
34 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
17%7th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
27%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9357th percentile
Outdoor access
9291th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
10%
Public land within 30 miles
29%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
3,018 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Clearlake Riviera, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan54°F31°F6.2″0.2″183 hrs
Feb56°F32°F6.2″0.1″198 hrs
Mar60°F34°F4.0″0.1″251 hrs
Apr65°F38°F2.0″—299 hrs
May71°F44°F1.2″—367 hrs
Jun82°F50°F0.2″—404 hrs
Jul90°F55°F0.0″—436 hrs
Aug89°F53°F0.1″—404 hrs
Sep84°F49°F0.2″—346 hrs
Oct74°F42°F0.9″—291 hrs
Nov62°F34°F2.9″—213 hrs
Dec54°F31°F6.1″—169 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