Warm-summer Mediterranean
Oakland, California
Alameda County, California · Population 438k · 36 ft elevation
Living in Oakland
Oakland has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 72°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 45°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Oakland at a glance
- Population
- 438k
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,525 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $925k96th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,917/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $97k72th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.695th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,475 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 5,255 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,476 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 45°F | 4.3″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 49°F | 3.2″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 50°F | 1.4″ | — | 301 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 53°F | 0.8″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 398 hrs |
| Jul | 72°F | 57°F | 0.0″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Aug | 73°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 55°F | 1.1″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 49°F | 2.4″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 45°F | 4.7″ | — | 178 hrs |
Near Oakland
- Alameda, CA · 77k
- Piedmont, CA · 11k
- San Leandro, CA · 89k
- Emeryville, CA · 13k
- Moraga, CA · 17k
- Berkeley, CA · 120k
- Ashland, CA · 23k
- San Lorenzo, CA · 29k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Bakersfield, CA · 408k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology