Hot-summer Mediterranean
Dixon, California
Solano County, California · Population 19k · 66 ft elevation
Living in Dixon
Dixon has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Dixon at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 66 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,634 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $576k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,728/mo77th percentile
- Median household income
- $99k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.268th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 278 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 974 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,378 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 44°F | 2.7″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 47°F | 1.1″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 57°F | 0.0″ | — | 436 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 56°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | — | 173 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