Warm-summer Mediterranean
Pollock Pines, California
El Dorado County, California · Population 6.1k · 3,960 ft elevation
Living in Pollock Pines
Pollock Pines has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (58″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Pollock Pines is an outdoor hub: about 47% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 7,000 ft around town.
Pollock Pines at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 3,960 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 58″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,374 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $390k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,101/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.676th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 40%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 47%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 7,021 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 30°F | 9.6″ | 10.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 30°F | 8.8″ | 17.3″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 31°F | 8.8″ | 13.5″ | 225 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 34°F | 4.9″ | 5.4″ | 265 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | 0.6″ | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 46°F | 0.9″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 52°F | 0.0″ | — | 422 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 281 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 5.3″ | 3.8″ | 203 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 29°F | 9.4″ | 7.4″ | 164 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