Hot-summer Mediterranean

Pacheco, California

Contra Costa County, California · Population 4.7k · 69 ft elevation

Living in Pacheco

Pacheco has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 18″ 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 48 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Pacheco at a glance

Population
4.7k
Elevation
69 ft
Average daily high
74°F73th percentile
Average daily low
50°F69th percentile
Annual precipitation
18″12th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,633 hrs93th percentile
Median AQI
4880th percentile
Median home value
$284k54th percentile
Median rent
$1,984/mo86th percentile
Median household income
$100k74th percentile
Property tax rate
1.05%54th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
7.7%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
13.588th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
36%33th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
49%
Violent crime rate
205 per 100k57th percentile
Property crime rate
3,479 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9986th percentile
Outdoor access
7069th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
7%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,280 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Pacheco, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan58°F42°F3.5″—176 hrs
Feb63°F44°F3.6″—204 hrs
Mar68°F47°F2.6″—265 hrs
Apr72°F49°F1.2″—310 hrs
May78°F53°F0.6″—381 hrs
Jun85°F57°F0.1″—413 hrs
Jul88°F58°F0.0″—435 hrs
Aug88°F59°F0.0″—407 hrs
Sep86°F58°F0.1″—348 hrs
Oct78°F53°F0.7″—300 hrs
Nov67°F46°F1.9″—222 hrs
Dec59°F41°F3.5″—174 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