Hot-summer Mediterranean
Sacramento, California
Sacramento County, California · Population 525k · 46 ft elevation
Living in Sacramento
Sacramento has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ 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.
Sacramento at a glance
- Population
- 525k
- Elevation
- 46 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,635 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $485k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,694/mo76th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.192th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 720 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,305 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 44°F | 3.6″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 47°F | 2.8″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 49°F | 1.4″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 54°F | 0.9″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 437 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 53°F | 0.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 45°F | 1.8″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | — | 173 hrs |
Near Sacramento
- Fruitridge Pocket, CA · 5.7k
- Lemon Hill, CA · 15k
- West Sacramento, CA · 54k
- Parkway, CA · 16k
- Arden-Arcade, CA · 96k
- La Riviera, CA · 12k
- Rosemont, CA · 23k
- Florin, CA · 50k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
- Bakersfield, CA · 408k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology