Cold semi-arid
Ripon, California
San Joaquin County, California · Population 16k · 82 ft elevation
Living in Ripon
Ripon has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ripon at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 82 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,665 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $666k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,799/mo80th percentile
- Median household income
- $120k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 154 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 632 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5151th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,001 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 39°F | 2.7″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 41°F | 2.5″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 44°F | 1.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 47°F | 1.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 432 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 50°F | 0.7″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 43°F | 1.4″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 38°F | 2.4″ | — | 188 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