Warm-summer Mediterranean
Lake Shastina, California
Siskiyou County, California · Population 2.9k · 2,815 ft elevation
Living in Lake Shastina
Lake Shastina has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lake Shastina is an outdoor hub: about 40% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,200 ft around town.
Lake Shastina at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 2,815 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,237 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $332k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,344/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 79 per 100k25th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 0 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 26%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 40%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,167 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 31°F | 6.3″ | 4.3″ | 158 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 32°F | 6.4″ | 2.6″ | 171 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 5.6″ | 0.4″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 260 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 43°F | 2.1″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 50°F | 1.1″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 422 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 52°F | 0.2″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 47°F | 0.5″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 40°F | 2.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 1.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 30°F | 6.6″ | 2.6″ | 139 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