Hot-summer Mediterranean
Lakeport, California
Lake County, California · Population 5.1k · 1,358 ft elevation
Living in Lakeport
Lakeport 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.
Lakeport 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 3,000 ft around town.
Lakeport at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 1,358 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
- $328k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $976/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.896th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 937 per 100k98th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,070 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 21%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,018 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 33°F | 6.2″ | 0.2″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 34°F | 6.2″ | 0.1″ | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 230 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 39°F | 2.0″ | — | 278 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 45°F | 1.2″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 52°F | 0.2″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 56°F | 0.0″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 50°F | 0.2″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 43°F | 0.9″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 36°F | 2.9″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 33°F | 6.1″ | — | 160 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