Hot-summer Mediterranean
Columbia, California
Tuolumne County, California · Population 2.6k · 2,159 ft elevation
Living in Columbia
Columbia has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Columbia is an outdoor hub: about 32% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,900 ft around town.
Columbia at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 2,159 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,465 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $396k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,054/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 32%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,873 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 31°F | 6.3″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 33°F | 5.5″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 35°F | 5.4″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 38°F | 3.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 44°F | 1.5″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 55°F | 0.0″ | — | 428 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 49°F | 0.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 41°F | 1.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 31°F | 5.5″ | — | 171 hrs |
Near Columbia
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology