Warm-summer Mediterranean
San Jose, California
Santa Clara County, California · Population 990k · 75 ft elevation
Living in San Jose
San Jose has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
San Jose at a glance
- Population
- 990k
- Elevation
- 75 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,663 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,617/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $142k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.890th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 505 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,403 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,789 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 45°F | 3.2″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 48°F | 2.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 50°F | 1.2″ | — | 308 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 431 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 54°F | 0.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 47°F | 1.4″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 189 hrs |
Near San Jose
- Alum Rock, CA · 12k
- East Foothills, CA · 8.6k
- Burbank, CA · 5.6k
- Cambrian Park, CA · 3.8k
- Campbell, CA · 43k
- Los Gatos, CA · 33k
- Santa Clara, CA · 129k
- Monte Sereno, CA · 3.5k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
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- 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