Warm-summer Mediterranean
Morgan Hill, California
Santa Clara County, California · Population 45k · 351 ft elevation
Living in Morgan Hill
Morgan Hill has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ 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 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Morgan Hill at a glance
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 351 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,663 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.1M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,275/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $160k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.576th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 222 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,410 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,756 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 38°F | 4.5″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 40°F | 4.3″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 42°F | 2.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 44°F | 1.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 430 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 52°F | 0.0″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 47°F | 0.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 41°F | 1.7″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | — | 189 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