Cold semi-arid
Escalon, California
San Joaquin County, California · Population 7.4k · 135 ft elevation
Living in Escalon
Escalon has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°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 46 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Escalon at a glance
- Population
- 7.4k
- Elevation
- 135 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,632 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $462k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,763/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 161 per 100k47th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 792 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 39°F | 2.6″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 42°F | 2.2″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 45°F | 1.8″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 48°F | 1.0″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 435 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 43°F | 1.1″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 38°F | 2.2″ | — | 174 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