Cold semi-arid
Mendota, California
Fresno County, California · Population 13k · 174 ft elevation
Living in Mendota
Mendota has a cold semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 98°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 61, with about 34 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Mendota: about 9% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,800 ft around town.
Mendota at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 174 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,675 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $250k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $874/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.55%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 823 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 903 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,837 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 39°F | 2.1″ | — | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 41°F | 2.0″ | — | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 44°F | 2.0″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 47°F | 0.9″ | — | 313 hrs |
| May | 84°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Jun | 93°F | 58°F | 0.2″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Jul | 98°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 431 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 58°F | 0.0″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 42°F | 0.9″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 38°F | 1.8″ | — | 180 hrs |
Near Mendota
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology