Cold semi-arid
Livingston, California
Merced County, California · Population 14k · 151 ft elevation
Living in Livingston
Livingston has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Livingston at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 151 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,677 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $340k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,281/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.374th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 335 per 100k75th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,516 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 42°F | 2.6″ | — | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 45°F | 2.3″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 48°F | 1.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 52°F | 0.9″ | — | 314 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 57°F | 0.6″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 418 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 433 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 55°F | 0.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 47°F | 1.1″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 42°F | 2.3″ | — | 179 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