Hot-summer Mediterranean
Lake Wildwood, California
Nevada County, California · Population 5k · 1,512 ft elevation
Living in Lake Wildwood
Lake Wildwood has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Lake Wildwood is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,600 ft around town.
Lake Wildwood at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 1,512 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,510 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $495k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,443/mo95th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.32th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,560 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 34°F | 7.7″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 35°F | 7.2″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 38°F | 7.8″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 290 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 47°F | 2.4″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 57°F | 0.0″ | — | 438 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 52°F | 0.4″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 45°F | 2.6″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 38°F | 5.3″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 34°F | 8.9″ | — | 163 hrs |
Near Lake Wildwood
- Grass Valley, CA · 14k
- Nevada City, CA · 3.2k
- Alta Sierra, CA · 7.1k
- Lake of the Pines, CA · 5k
- Wheatland, CA · 3.8k
- Meadow Vista, CA · 3.3k
- Linda, CA · 23k
- Marysville, CA · 13k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology