Hot-summer Mediterranean
Golden Hills, California
Kern County, California · Population 10k · 3,930 ft elevation
Living in Golden Hills
Golden Hills has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 70, with about 65 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Golden Hills is an outdoor hub: about 18% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,600 ft around town.
Golden Hills at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 3,930 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,733 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7097th percentile
- Median home value
- $376k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,248/mo54th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th 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
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 402 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,682 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,577 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 33°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 215 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 211 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 35°F | 2.0″ | 0.2″ | 279 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 0.8″ | — | 314 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 0.4″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 59°F | 0.3″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 38°F | 0.9″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 32°F | 2.1″ | 0.4″ | 211 hrs |
Near Golden Hills
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology