Cold semi-arid
Los Banos, California
Merced County, California · Population 47k · 128 ft elevation
Living in Los Banos
Los Banos has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Los Banos: about 6% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Los Banos at a glance
- Population
- 47k
- Elevation
- 128 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,676 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $420k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,515/mo68th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.682th percentile
- Average commute
- 52 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%
- Violent crime rate
- 253 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,468 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,165 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 39°F | 2.1″ | — | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 46°F | 1.3″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 49°F | 0.7″ | — | 313 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 417 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 432 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 38°F | 1.7″ | — | 180 hrs |
Near Los Banos
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Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology