Warm-summer Mediterranean
Gilroy, California
Santa Clara County, California · Population 59k · 197 ft elevation
Living in Gilroy
Gilroy has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Gilroy at a glance
- Population
- 59k
- Elevation
- 197 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,662 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $976k97th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,270/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $132k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.487th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Violent crime rate
- 406 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,929 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,625 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 38°F | 4.5″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 40°F | 4.3″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 43°F | 2.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 45°F | 1.3″ | — | 307 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 430 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 53°F | 0.0″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 42°F | 1.7″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | — | 190 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