Hot-summer Mediterranean
Live Oak, California
Sutter County, California · Population 9.3k · 75 ft elevation
Living in Live Oak
Live Oak has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ 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 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Live Oak at a glance
- Population
- 9.3k
- Elevation
- 75 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,510 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $318k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $860/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.777th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,034 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | — | 174 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 46°F | 1.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 52°F | 0.9″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 438 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 49°F | 1.0″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 41°F | 2.2″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | — | 163 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