Hot-summer Mediterranean
Georgetown, California
El Dorado County, California · Population 2.6k · 2,661 ft elevation
Living in Georgetown
Georgetown has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Georgetown is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,700 ft around town.
Georgetown at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 2,661 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,374 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $367k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $966/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.48%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 42 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 35%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,676 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 38°F | 9.1″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 37°F | 9.1″ | 0.5″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 39°F | 8.7″ | 1.8″ | 225 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 4.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 2.5″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 57°F | 0.7″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 422 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 58°F | 0.4″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 50°F | 2.7″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 42°F | 5.2″ | 0.1″ | 203 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 37°F | 7.5″ | 0.1″ | 164 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