Hot-summer Mediterranean
Copperopolis, California
Calaveras County, California · Population 4.6k · 1,004 ft elevation
Living in Copperopolis
Copperopolis has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: scorching summers (July highs around 97°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Copperopolis is an outdoor hub: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Copperopolis at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 1,004 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,464 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $454k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,931/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $108k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.79th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,806 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 38°F | 5.8″ | — | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 40°F | 4.8″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 43°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 232 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 46°F | 2.6″ | — | 273 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 52°F | 1.5″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 59°F | 0.4″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jul | 97°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 427 hrs |
| Aug | 96°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 52°F | 1.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 214 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 38°F | 5.2″ | — | 171 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