Warm-summer Mediterranean
Petaluma, California
Sonoma County, California · Population 59k · 13 ft elevation
Living in Petaluma
Petaluma has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 9 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Petaluma at a glance
- Population
- 59k
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,527 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 90th percentile
- Median home value
- $835k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,379/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.598th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 228 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,202 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,640 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 39°F | 4.8″ | — | 190 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 40°F | 5.2″ | — | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 1.7″ | — | 302 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 47°F | 0.9″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 52°F | 0.0″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 48°F | 1.3″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 42°F | 2.7″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 38°F | 5.2″ | — | 177 hrs |
Near Petaluma
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- Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CA · 6.3k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology