Hot semi-arid
Coalinga, California
Fresno County, California · Population 17k · 679 ft elevation
Living in Coalinga
Coalinga has a hot semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 101°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ 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 61, with about 34 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Coalinga: about 11% 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.
Coalinga at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,764 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $255k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,021/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 16%6th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%
- Violent crime rate
- 533 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 394 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,018 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 38°F | 1.9″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 41°F | 1.8″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 45°F | 1.5″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 320 hrs |
| May | 87°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Jun | 95°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 418 hrs |
| Jul | 101°F | 69°F | 0.0″ | — | 429 hrs |
| Aug | 100°F | 67°F | 0.0″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Sep | 95°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 42°F | 0.5″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 37°F | 1.2″ | — | 199 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