Warm-summer Mediterranean
Salinas, California
Monterey County, California · Population 162k · 56 ft elevation
Living in Salinas
Salinas has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 71°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Salinas: about 12% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Salinas at a glance
- Population
- 162k
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,563 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $611k87th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,923/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.293th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 516 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,490 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8584th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,887 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 42°F | 2.6″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 43°F | 2.4″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 45°F | 2.1″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 47°F | 0.9″ | — | 303 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 71°F | 55°F | 0.0″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Aug | 73°F | 56°F | 0.0″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 50°F | 0.6″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 45°F | 1.3″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Dec | 62°F | 41°F | 2.1″ | — | 206 hrs |
Near Salinas
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- Monterey, CA · 30k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology