Warm-summer Mediterranean
Highlands, California
San Mateo County, California · Population 2.5k · 597 ft elevation
Living in Highlands
Highlands has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: cool summers (July highs around 69°F) and mild winters (January lows around 45°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 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 Highlands: about 9% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,800 ft around town.
Highlands at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 597 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,144 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $2M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,501/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $250k99th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 26%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,804 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 45°F | 6.1″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 46°F | 6.5″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 46°F | 4.5″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 47°F | 2.4″ | — | 293 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 49°F | 1.0″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 69°F | 52°F | 0.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 71°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 52°F | 1.5″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 46°F | 6.6″ | — | 187 hrs |
Near Highlands
- Hillsborough, CA · 11k
- Belmont, CA · 28k
- San Mateo, CA · 104k
- San Carlos, CA · 30k
- Burlingame, CA · 31k
- Emerald Lake Hills, CA · 4.4k
- Foster City, CA · 33k
- Millbrae, CA · 23k
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