Warm-summer Mediterranean
Lafayette, California
Contra Costa County, California · Population 25k · 308 ft elevation
Living in Lafayette
Lafayette has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 74°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lafayette at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 308 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,632 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $2M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,855/mo97th percentile
- Median household income
- $222k99th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 81%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%
- Violent crime rate
- 55 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,084 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,280 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 43°F | 4.8″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 45°F | 5.1″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 47°F | 1.8″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 74°F | 53°F | 0.0″ | — | 435 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 52°F | 1.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 47°F | 2.7″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 43°F | 5.3″ | — | 174 hrs |
Near Lafayette
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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