Hot-summer Mediterranean
North Highlands, California
Sacramento County, California · Population 48k · 98 ft elevation
Living in North Highlands
North Highlands has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
North Highlands at a glance
- Population
- 48k
- Elevation
- 98 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,635 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $345k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,585/mo71th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 44°F | 3.6″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 47°F | 2.8″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 49°F | 1.4″ | — | 311 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 54°F | 0.9″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 437 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 53°F | 0.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 45°F | 1.8″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | — | 172 hrs |
Near North Highlands
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Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
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- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology