Warm-summer Mediterranean
Hillsborough, California
San Mateo County, California · Population 11k · 305 ft elevation
Living in Hillsborough
Hillsborough has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 72°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ 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 Hillsborough: about 10% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,700 ft around town.
Hillsborough at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 305 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th 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
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 45 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 494 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 27%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,739 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 44°F | 3.9″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 45°F | 4.0″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 47°F | 2.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 48°F | 1.4″ | — | 293 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 72°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 72°F | 55°F | 0.0″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 52°F | 0.8″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 48°F | 2.0″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | — | 187 hrs |
Near Hillsborough
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- San Mateo, CA · 104k
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- Millbrae, CA · 23k
- Belmont, CA · 28k
- Foster City, CA · 33k
- San Bruno, CA · 43k
- San Carlos, CA · 30k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology