Hot-summer Mediterranean
Pine Mountain Lake, California
Tuolumne County, California · Population 2.8k · 2,881 ft elevation
Living in Pine Mountain Lake
Pine Mountain Lake has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
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.
Pine Mountain Lake is an outdoor hub: about 49% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 7,100 ft around town.
Pine Mountain Lake at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 2,881 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,387 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $381k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,488/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 51%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 49%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 7,054 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 31°F | 7.2″ | 0.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 31°F | 6.9″ | 0.6″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 35°F | 6.3″ | 1.1″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 38°F | 3.0″ | 0.8″ | 269 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 44°F | 2.2″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 56°F | 0.0″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 42°F | 2.1″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 0.5″ | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 30°F | 6.6″ | 0.2″ | 187 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