Warm-summer Mediterranean
Monterey, California
Monterey County, California · Population 30k · 43 ft elevation
Living in Monterey
Monterey has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: cool summers (July highs around 66°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ 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.
Monterey is an outdoor hub: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Monterey at a glance
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,563 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $1M97th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,288/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.197th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Violent crime rate
- 348 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,365 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 21%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,248 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 46°F | 2.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 48°F | 1.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jun | 65°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 66°F | 55°F | 0.0″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Aug | 67°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 46°F | 1.6″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 206 hrs |
Near Monterey
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology