Warm-summer Mediterranean
San Rafael, California
Marin County, California · Population 61k · 43 ft elevation
Living in San Rafael
San Rafael 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 Rafael: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,200 ft around town.
San Rafael at a glance
- Population
- 61k
- Elevation
- 43 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
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,346/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $109k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 365 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,043 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 29%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 43°F | 7.1″ | — | 190 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 44°F | 6.9″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 46°F | 4.4″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 48°F | 2.0″ | — | 301 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 0.9″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 398 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 55°F | 0.0″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 52°F | 1.5″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 42°F | 7.8″ | — | 177 hrs |
Near San Rafael
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology