Hot-summer Mediterranean
Plumas Lake, California
Yuba County, California · Population 8.4k · 43 ft elevation
Living in Plumas Lake
Plumas Lake has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Plumas Lake at a glance
- Population
- 8.4k
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,509 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $526k83th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,290/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $114k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.00%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.15th percentile
- Average commute
- 43 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,509 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 47°F | 1.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 53°F | 0.9″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 437 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 50°F | 1.0″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 41°F | 2.2″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | — | 164 hrs |
Near Plumas Lake
- Olivehurst, CA · 19k
- Wheatland, CA · 3.8k
- Linda, CA · 23k
- Yuba City, CA · 70k
- Marysville, CA · 13k
- Sutter, CA · 2.7k
- Lincoln, CA · 52k
- Elverta, CA · 4.3k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology