Hot-summer Mediterranean
Rio Linda, California
Sacramento County, California · Population 17k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Rio Linda
Rio Linda has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rio Linda at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,635 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $439k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,781/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $96k71th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5857th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 43°F | 2.6″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 46°F | 1.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 56°F | 0.2″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 437 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 41°F | 1.8″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 37°F | 3.3″ | — | 172 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