Hot-summer Mediterranean
San Andreas, California
Calaveras County, California · Population 2.9k · 1,017 ft elevation
Living in San Andreas
San Andreas has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
San Andreas is an outdoor hub: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,800 ft around town.
San Andreas at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 1,017 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,465 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $384k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,291/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,757 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 44°F | 3.6″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 47°F | 2.1″ | — | 273 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 1.3″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 428 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 53°F | 1.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 45°F | 2.2″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 39°F | 4.2″ | — | 171 hrs |
Near San Andreas
- Angels, CA · 3.7k
- Rancho Calaveras, CA · 6.6k
- Jackson, CA · 5.1k
- Pine Grove, CA · 3.3k
- Sutter Creek, CA · 2.7k
- Copperopolis, CA · 4.6k
- Columbia, CA · 2.6k
- Ione, CA · 5.3k
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
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology