Hot-summer Mediterranean
Pine Grove, California
Amador County, California · Population 3.3k · 2,503 ft elevation
Living in Pine Grove
Pine Grove has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Pine Grove is an outdoor hub: about 24% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,900 ft around town.
Pine Grove at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 2,503 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,466 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $375k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,167/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.012th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 105 per 100k32th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 315 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 24%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,906 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 36°F | 6.1″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 39°F | 5.7″ | 1.7″ | 180 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 39°F | 4.9″ | 1.5″ | 232 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | — | 273 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 1.7″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 54°F | 0.4″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 429 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 50°F | 1.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 36°F | 5.4″ | 0.4″ | 171 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