Cold semi-arid
Discovery Bay, California
Contra Costa County, California · Population 15k · 7 ft elevation
Living in Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Discovery Bay: about 5% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Discovery Bay at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 7 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,632 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $789k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,897/mo97th percentile
- Median household income
- $155k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.01%52th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 42 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,165 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 41°F | 2.5″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 44°F | 2.3″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 47°F | 1.6″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 435 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 55°F | 0.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 46°F | 1.3″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 41°F | 2.4″ | — | 174 hrs |
Near Discovery Bay
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology