Hot-summer Mediterranean

Kelseyville, California

Lake County, California · Population 4.2k · 1,385 ft elevation

Living in Kelseyville

Kelseyville has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°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 (73% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Kelseyville is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.

Kelseyville at a glance

Population
4.2k
Elevation
1,385 ft
Average daily high
71°F65th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
30″19th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,323 hrs88th percentile
Median AQI
317th percentile
Median home value
$241k45th percentile
Median rent
$1,136/mo45th percentile
Median household income
$43k8th percentile
Property tax rate
0.96%49th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
17.3%
Homes with broadband
81%10th percentile
Walkability index
8.244th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
17%7th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
27%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9357th percentile
Outdoor access
9191th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
9%
Public land within 30 miles
29%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,920 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Kelseyville, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan55°F33°F6.2″0.2″179 hrs
Feb58°F34°F6.2″0.1″183 hrs
Mar62°F35°F4.0″0.1″230 hrs
Apr66°F39°F2.0″—278 hrs
May72°F45°F1.2″—344 hrs
Jun83°F51°F0.2″—386 hrs
Jul91°F56°F0.0″—404 hrs
Aug90°F54°F0.1″—368 hrs
Sep85°F50°F0.2″—318 hrs
Oct75°F43°F0.9″—271 hrs
Nov63°F36°F2.9″—201 hrs
Dec55°F33°F6.1″—161 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