Hot-summer Mediterranean
Hidden Valley Lake, California
Lake County, California · Population 5.9k · 1,161 ft elevation
Living in Hidden Valley Lake
Hidden Valley Lake has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hidden Valley Lake is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
Hidden Valley Lake at a glance
- Population
- 5.9k
- Elevation
- 1,161 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,559 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $395k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,261/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 20%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,625 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 33°F | 6.2″ | 0.2″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 34°F | 6.2″ | 0.1″ | 198 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 40°F | 2.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 46°F | 1.2″ | — | 366 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 52°F | 0.2″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 57°F | 0.0″ | — | 435 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 51°F | 0.2″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 44°F | 0.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 36°F | 2.9″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 33°F | 6.1″ | — | 169 hrs |
Near Hidden Valley Lake
- Clearlake, CA · 17k
- Clearlake Riviera, CA · 4.3k
- Calistoga, CA · 5.2k
- Angwin, CA · 2.8k
- Kelseyville, CA · 4.2k
- St. Helena, CA · 5.4k
- Healdsburg, CA · 11k
- Lucerne, CA · 3.2k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
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- 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