Hot-summer Mediterranean
Red Bluff, California
Tehama County, California · Population 15k · 308 ft elevation
Living in Red Bluff
Red Bluff has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: scorching summers (July highs around 98°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Red Bluff is an outdoor hub: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.
Red Bluff at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 308 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,396 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $271k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,068/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.078th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,192 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,055 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,051 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 38°F | 4.7″ | 0.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 47°F | 1.6″ | — | 281 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 55°F | 1.3″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 62°F | 0.4″ | — | 397 hrs |
| Jul | 98°F | 66°F | 0.1″ | — | 431 hrs |
| Aug | 96°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 51°F | 1.0″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 43°F | 2.5″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 38°F | 4.2″ | — | 150 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