Hot-summer Mediterranean
Hayfork, California
Trinity County, California · Population 3.2k · 2,329 ft elevation
Living in Hayfork
Hayfork has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hayfork is an outdoor hub: about 70% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Hayfork at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 2,329 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,253 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $291k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $808/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.44%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 75%3th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 90%99th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 67%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 70%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,003 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 30°F | 6.7″ | 2.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 30°F | 5.7″ | 1.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 32°F | 5.0″ | 0.2″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 35°F | 2.6″ | 0.2″ | 260 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 41°F | 1.9″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 46°F | 0.9″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 51°F | 0.3″ | — | 425 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 49°F | 0.2″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 43°F | 0.3″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 36°F | 2.0″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 4.3″ | 0.8″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 30°F | 7.7″ | 4.0″ | 138 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