Warm-summer Mediterranean
Hollister, California
San Benito County, California · Population 43k · 279 ft elevation
Living in Hollister
Hollister has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hollister at a glance
- Population
- 43k
- Elevation
- 279 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,662 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $679k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,846/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $102k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.789th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Violent crime rate
- 281 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 506 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,592 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 39°F | 3.1″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 41°F | 2.6″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 43°F | 2.2″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 45°F | 1.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 0.4″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 410 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 430 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 42°F | 1.3″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 38°F | 2.3″ | 0.1″ | 190 hrs |
Near Hollister
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Largest places in California
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology