Warm-summer Mediterranean
Marina, California
Monterey County, California · Population 22k · 20 ft elevation
Living in Marina
Marina has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 71°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Marina: about 12% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Marina at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,563 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $761k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,105/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.890th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 353 per 100k77th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,270 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8887th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,920 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64°F | 41°F | 3.3″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 44°F | 2.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 45°F | 1.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 0.5″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 71°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Aug | 73°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 44°F | 1.6″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Dec | 63°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | — | 206 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