Warm-summer Mediterranean

Oceano, California

San Luis Obispo County, California · Population 7.1k · 26 ft elevation

Living in Oceano

Oceano has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 70°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Oceano: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,300 ft around town.

Oceano at a glance

Population
7.1k
Elevation
26 ft
Average daily high
69°F60th percentile
Average daily low
49°F66th percentile
Annual precipitation
18″12th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,728 hrs96th percentile
Median AQI
5084th percentile
Median home value
$519k83th percentile
Median rent
$1,424/mo64th percentile
Median household income
$69k43th percentile
Property tax rate
0.69%25th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
3.2%
Homes with broadband
78%5th percentile
Walkability index
14.896th percentile
Average commute
20 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
36%33th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
55%
Violent crime rate
216 per 100k59th percentile
Property crime rate
664 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9668th percentile
Outdoor access
8483th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
21%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,264 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Oceano, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan65°F44°F3.5″—228 hrs
Feb65°F44°F4.0″—220 hrs
Mar68°F46°F3.0″—284 hrs
Apr70°F48°F1.0″—319 hrs
May72°F50°F0.5″—379 hrs
Jun71°F51°F0.1″—401 hrs
Jul70°F54°F0.0″—407 hrs
Aug71°F55°F0.0″—384 hrs
Sep72°F54°F0.1″—341 hrs
Oct73°F53°F0.8″—301 hrs
Nov69°F46°F1.8″—247 hrs
Dec65°F44°F3.1″—216 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