Cold semi-arid
Rio Vista, California
Solano County, California · Population 10k · 46 ft elevation
Living in Rio Vista
Rio Vista has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Rio Vista at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 46 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,633 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $480k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,624/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 165 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 553 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,115 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 40°F | 2.7″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 44°F | 2.4″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 47°F | 1.9″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 50°F | 0.9″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 54°F | 0.4″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 436 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 54°F | 0.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 46°F | 1.2″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 40°F | 2.5″ | — | 173 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