Hot-summer Mediterranean
Nevada City, California
Nevada County, California · Population 3.2k · 2,487 ft elevation
Living in Nevada City
Nevada City has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 62″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Nevada City is an outdoor hub: about 33% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,900 ft around town.
Nevada City at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 2,487 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 62″96th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,510 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $607k87th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,756/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,622 per 100k100th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,653 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 33%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,938 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 36°F | 10.9″ | 2.3″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 36°F | 10.5″ | 4.6″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 38°F | 9.9″ | 3.2″ | 239 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 5.2″ | 0.9″ | 290 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 2.9″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 55°F | 0.9″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 438 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 56°F | 0.5″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 48°F | 2.9″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 41°F | 6.2″ | 0.8″ | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 36°F | 12.2″ | 2.7″ | 163 hrs |
Near Nevada City
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology