Warm-summer Mediterranean

San Anselmo, California

Marin County, California · Population 13k · 49 ft elevation

Living in San Anselmo

San Anselmo has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ 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 San Anselmo: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,100 ft around town.

San Anselmo at a glance

Population
13k
Elevation
49 ft
Average daily high
70°F63th percentile
Average daily low
49°F66th percentile
Annual precipitation
34″24th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,526 hrs91th percentile
Median AQI
284th percentile
Median home value
$1.5M99th percentile
Median rent
$2,750/mo97th percentile
Median household income
$170k96th percentile
Property tax rate
0.66%22th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
5.4%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
14.795th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
67%81th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
77%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9668th percentile
Outdoor access
8786th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
35%
Public land within 30 miles
15%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,148 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in San Anselmo, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan57°F43°F7.1″—190 hrs
Feb61°F44°F6.9″—200 hrs
Mar65°F46°F4.4″—254 hrs
Apr68°F48°F2.0″—301 hrs
May72°F51°F0.9″—364 hrs
Jun78°F54°F0.1″—398 hrs
Jul81°F55°F0.0″—415 hrs
Aug82°F56°F0.1″—383 hrs
Sep81°F55°F0.1″—335 hrs
Oct75°F52°F1.5″—286 hrs
Nov65°F46°F3.5″—221 hrs
Dec57°F42°F7.8″—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