Warm-summer Mediterranean
Martinez, California
Contra Costa County, California · Population 37k · 108 ft elevation
Living in Martinez
Martinez has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Martinez at a glance
- Population
- 37k
- Elevation
- 108 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,633 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $825k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,265/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $125k87th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.978th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 254 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,125 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 40°F | 2.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 42°F | 1.3″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 51°F | 0.0″ | — | 435 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 50°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 49°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 45°F | 0.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 39°F | 2.1″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | — | 174 hrs |
Near Martinez
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Largest places in California
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology