Warm-summer Mediterranean
Pacifica, California
San Mateo County, California · Population 38k · 82 ft elevation
Living in Pacifica
Pacifica has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 71°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 47°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Pacifica: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,600 ft around town.
Pacifica at a glance
- Population
- 38k
- Elevation
- 82 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,144 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,080/mo98th percentile
- Median household income
- $157k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 155 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 978 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8887th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 22%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,575 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 47°F | 6.1″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 47°F | 6.5″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 47°F | 4.5″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 49°F | 2.4″ | — | 293 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 51°F | 1.0″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 71°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 72°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 54°F | 1.5″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 51°F | 2.9″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 48°F | 6.6″ | — | 187 hrs |
Near Pacifica
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology