Hot-summer Mediterranean
Galt, California
Sacramento County, California · Population 26k · 46 ft elevation
Living in Galt
Galt has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ 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 49, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Galt at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 46 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,634 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $466k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,413/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 324 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,174 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 45°F | 2.5″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 47°F | 1.5″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 436 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 58°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 50°F | 0.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | — | 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