Hot-summer Mediterranean

Rodeo, California

Contra Costa County, California · Population 8.7k · 3 ft elevation

Living in Rodeo

Rodeo has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Rodeo at a glance

Population
8.7k
Elevation
3 ft
Average daily high
75°F76th percentile
Average daily low
51°F73th percentile
Annual precipitation
21″15th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,526 hrs91th percentile
Median AQI
4880th percentile
Median home value
$652k90th percentile
Median rent
$2,143/mo90th percentile
Median household income
$89k65th percentile
Property tax rate
0.84%39th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
9.6%
Homes with broadband
99%97th percentile
Walkability index
14.393th percentile
Average commute
34 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
32%26th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
42%
Violent crime rate
165 per 100k48th percentile
Property crime rate
459 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9986th percentile
Outdoor access
7978th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
5%
Public land within 30 miles
9%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,444 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Rodeo, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan58°F43°F4.5″—190 hrs
Feb64°F46°F3.6″—200 hrs
Mar70°F47°F3.2″—254 hrs
Apr74°F48°F1.4″—301 hrs
May80°F52°F0.8″—364 hrs
Jun84°F55°F0.2″—398 hrs
Jul87°F57°F0.0″—416 hrs
Aug87°F57°F0.0″—383 hrs
Sep87°F58°F0.1″—335 hrs
Oct80°F55°F1.0″—286 hrs
Nov67°F48°F2.2″—221 hrs
Dec59°F43°F4.5″—177 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