Hot-summer Mediterranean
Rancho Calaveras, California
Calaveras County, California · Population 6.6k · 551 ft elevation
Living in Rancho Calaveras
Rancho Calaveras has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ 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 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Rancho Calaveras: about 7% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Rancho Calaveras at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 551 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,465 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $436k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,840/mo97th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.79th percentile
- Average commute
- 49 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,854 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 41°F | 4.0″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 48°F | 2.1″ | — | 273 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 53°F | 1.3″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 59°F | 0.3″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 428 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 54°F | 1.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 47°F | 2.2″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 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