Cold semi-arid
Merced, California
Merced County, California · Population 90k · 184 ft elevation
Living in Merced
Merced has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ 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.
Merced at a glance
- Population
- 90k
- Elevation
- 184 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,677 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $348k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,293/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.487th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 700 per 100k94th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,508 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 37°F | 2.7″ | — | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 39°F | 2.2″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 42°F | 1.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 45°F | 1.0″ | — | 313 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 417 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 433 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 49°F | 0.7″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 41°F | 1.2″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 36°F | 2.0″ | — | 179 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