Hot-summer Mediterranean

North Auburn, California

Placer County, California · Population 14k · 1,483 ft elevation

Living in North Auburn

North Auburn has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).

Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

North Auburn is an outdoor hub: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,200 ft around town.

North Auburn at a glance

Population
14k
Elevation
1,483 ft
Average daily high
73°F70th percentile
Average daily low
49°F66th percentile
Annual precipitation
36″28th percentile
Annual snowfall
7″42th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,508 hrs90th percentile
Median AQI
5286th percentile
Median home value
$503k82th percentile
Median rent
$1,581/mo71th percentile
Median household income
$72k47th percentile
Property tax rate
0.87%42th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
3.3%
Homes with broadband
88%32th percentile
Walkability index
8.753th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
45%49th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
45%
Violent crime rate
181 per 100k51th percentile
Property crime rate
646 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9357th percentile
Outdoor access
9191th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
9%
Public land within 30 miles
16%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
4,167 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in North Auburn, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan56°F37°F7.0″0.9″175 hrs
Feb59°F39°F6.5″2.6″189 hrs
Mar63°F42°F6.1″1.2″239 hrs
Apr68°F44°F2.8″0.6″290 hrs
May76°F51°F1.6″—367 hrs
Jun85°F57°F0.4″—407 hrs
Jul92°F63°F0.0″—437 hrs
Aug91°F62°F0.1″—405 hrs
Sep86°F59°F0.2″—343 hrs
Oct76°F51°F1.4″—288 hrs
Nov63°F43°F3.0″0.4″204 hrs
Dec55°F37°F6.8″1.5″164 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