Hot-summer Mediterranean
Pleasanton, California
Alameda County, California · Population 78k · 351 ft elevation
Living in Pleasanton
Pleasanton has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Pleasanton at a glance
- Population
- 78k
- Elevation
- 351 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,664 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.4M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,017/mo98th percentile
- Median household income
- $186k97th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.999th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 74%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%
- Violent crime rate
- 123 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,379 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,723 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 41°F | 2.7″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 43°F | 2.2″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 46°F | 1.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 57°F | 0.0″ | — | 432 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 57°F | 0.0″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 43°F | 1.5″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 39°F | 2.7″ | — | 188 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