Hot-summer Mediterranean
Phoenix Lake, California
Tuolumne County, California · Population 4.5k · 2,454 ft elevation
Living in Phoenix Lake
Phoenix Lake has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Phoenix Lake is an outdoor hub: about 43% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,600 ft around town.
Phoenix Lake at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 2,454 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,387 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $455k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,724/mo77th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.15th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 38%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 43%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,627 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 30°F | 6.3″ | — | 206 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 32°F | 5.5″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 34°F | 5.4″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 37°F | 3.0″ | — | 269 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 43°F | 1.5″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 48°F | 0.3″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 48°F | 0.2″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 40°F | 1.6″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 30°F | 5.5″ | — | 187 hrs |
Near Phoenix Lake
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology