Hot-summer Mediterranean
Meadow Vista, California
Placer County, California · Population 3.3k · 1,739 ft elevation
Living in Meadow Vista
Meadow Vista has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Meadow Vista is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,800 ft around town.
Meadow Vista at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 1,739 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,509 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $610k87th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,496/mo68th percentile
- Median household income
- $96k71th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,757 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 36°F | 7.0″ | 0.9″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 39°F | 6.5″ | 2.6″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 41°F | 6.1″ | 1.2″ | 239 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 2.8″ | 0.6″ | 290 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 1.6″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 56°F | 0.4″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 437 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 58°F | 0.2″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 50°F | 1.4″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 36°F | 6.8″ | 1.5″ | 164 hrs |
Near Meadow Vista
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology