Warm-summer Mediterranean

Ross, California

Marin County, California · Population 2.6k · 46 ft elevation

Living in Ross

Ross has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

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

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Ross: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,200 ft around town.

Ross at a glance

Population
2.6k
Elevation
46 ft
Average daily high
71°F65th percentile
Average daily low
48°F62th percentile
Annual precipitation
44″52th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,526 hrs91th percentile
Median AQI
284th percentile
Median home value
$2M99th percentile
Median rent
$3,429/mo99th percentile
Median household income
$250k99th percentile
Property tax rate
0.50%9th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
3.7%
Homes with broadband
98%93th percentile
Walkability index
14.494th percentile
Average commute
28 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
85%96th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
85%
Violent crime rate
44 per 100k13th percentile
Property crime rate
1,092 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9668th percentile
Outdoor access
8887th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
36%
Public land within 30 miles
15%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,181 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Ross, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan57°F42°F8.8″—190 hrs
Feb61°F44°F8.7″—200 hrs
Mar65°F45°F6.0″—254 hrs
Apr69°F47°F2.6″—301 hrs
May74°F50°F1.4″—364 hrs
Jun80°F52°F0.4″—398 hrs
Jul83°F54°F0.0″—415 hrs
Aug83°F54°F0.1″—383 hrs
Sep82°F53°F0.1″—335 hrs
Oct76°F50°F2.0″—286 hrs
Nov64°F46°F4.6″—221 hrs
Dec57°F42°F9.8″—177 hrs

Near Ross

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology