Hot-summer Mediterranean
Paradise, California
Butte County, California · Population 6.8k · 1,781 ft elevation
Living in Paradise
Paradise has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 56″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Paradise is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,700 ft around town.
Paradise at a glance
- Population
- 6.8k
- Elevation
- 1,781 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 56″90th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,337 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $391k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,270/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 331 per 100k75th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 908 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 18%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,676 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 40°F | 10.2″ | — | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 42°F | 10.1″ | 0.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 44°F | 8.3″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 48°F | 4.6″ | — | 265 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 2.4″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 61°F | 0.8″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 67°F | 0.0″ | — | 428 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 65°F | 0.2″ | — | 396 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 62°F | 0.4″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 54°F | 2.8″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 45°F | 5.5″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 40°F | 11.2″ | — | 154 hrs |
Near Paradise
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- Kelly Ridge, CA · 3k
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Largest places in California
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology