Hot-summer Mediterranean
Diamond Springs, California
El Dorado County, California · Population 13k · 1,811 ft elevation
Living in Diamond Springs
Diamond Springs has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ 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, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Diamond Springs is an outdoor hub: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,200 ft around town.
Diamond Springs at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 1,811 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,467 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $409k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,644/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,151 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 36°F | 7.0″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 38°F | 6.5″ | 0.1″ | 180 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 41°F | 6.1″ | 0.1″ | 232 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 43°F | 2.8″ | — | 273 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 1.6″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 56°F | 0.4″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 429 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 58°F | 0.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 50°F | 1.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 212 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 36°F | 6.8″ | — | 170 hrs |
Near Diamond Springs
- Placerville, CA · 11k
- Shingle Springs, CA · 3.5k
- Cameron Park, CA · 17k
- El Dorado Hills, CA · 51k
- Pollock Pines, CA · 6.1k
- Georgetown, CA · 2.6k
- Auburn Lake Trails, CA · 3.9k
- Folsom, CA · 82k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology