Hot-summer Mediterranean

Palermo, California

Butte County, California · Population 5.4k · 194 ft elevation

Living in Palermo

Palermo has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 97°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Palermo is an outdoor hub: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.

Palermo at a glance

Population
5.4k
Elevation
194 ft
Average daily high
77°F81th percentile
Average daily low
50°F69th percentile
Annual precipitation
31″20th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,510 hrs90th percentile
Median AQI
4673th percentile
Median home value
$287k55th percentile
Median rent
$1,067/mo39th percentile
Median household income
$48k12th percentile
Property tax rate
0.65%21th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
12.1%
Homes with broadband
75%3th percentile
Walkability index
4.63th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
12%3th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
32%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9461th percentile
Outdoor access
9089th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
7%
Public land within 30 miles
16%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
3,871 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Palermo, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan58°F40°F5.8″—174 hrs
Feb62°F42°F5.6″—188 hrs
Mar67°F46°F4.7″—239 hrs
Apr73°F48°F2.2″—290 hrs
May82°F54°F1.4″—368 hrs
Jun91°F59°F0.6″—409 hrs
Jul97°F63°F0.0″—438 hrs
Aug95°F61°F0.1″—406 hrs
Sep90°F57°F0.4″—343 hrs
Oct79°F51°F1.3″—288 hrs
Nov66°F45°F2.9″—204 hrs
Dec57°F40°F5.5″—163 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