Hot-summer Mediterranean
Fairfield, California
Solano County, California · Population 120k · 13 ft elevation
Living in Fairfield
Fairfield has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ 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.
Fairfield at a glance
- Population
- 120k
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,634 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $593k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,191/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $102k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.179th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%22th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Violent crime rate
- 522 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,799 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,575 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 41°F | 4.7″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 48°F | 1.5″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 56°F | 0.2″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 58°F | 0.0″ | — | 436 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 58°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 45°F | 2.5″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 40°F | 5.4″ | — | 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