Warm-summer Mediterranean
Half Moon Bay, California
San Mateo County, California · Population 11k · 69 ft elevation
Living in Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: cool summers (July highs around 65°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Half Moon Bay: about 10% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,900 ft around town.
Half Moon Bay at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,144 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.5M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,299/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $153k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 29%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,903 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 43°F | 5.1″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 59°F | 43°F | 4.7″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 45°F | 1.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| May | 62°F | 48°F | 1.0″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jun | 64°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Jul | 65°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 66°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 66°F | 51°F | 0.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 48°F | 1.3″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 45°F | 2.4″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 43°F | 5.2″ | — | 187 hrs |
Near Half Moon Bay
- El Granada, CA · 5.2k
- Moss Beach, CA · 3k
- Montara, CA · 2.9k
- Highlands, CA · 2.5k
- Hillsborough, CA · 11k
- Belmont, CA · 28k
- Millbrae, CA · 23k
- Burlingame, CA · 31k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology