Warm-summer Mediterranean
Scotts Valley, California
Santa Cruz County, California · Population 12k · 564 ft elevation
Living in Scotts Valley
Scotts Valley has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Scotts Valley at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 564 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,662 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.1M97th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,362/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $141k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%
- Violent crime rate
- 213 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,594 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,395 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64°F | 37°F | 10.4″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 38°F | 9.7″ | 0.1″ | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 40°F | 7.0″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 41°F | 3.3″ | — | 307 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 45°F | 1.2″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 48°F | 0.2″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 51°F | 0.0″ | — | 430 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 51°F | 0.0″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 48°F | 0.1″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 44°F | 2.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Nov | 71°F | 39°F | 5.0″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Dec | 63°F | 36°F | 10.4″ | — | 190 hrs |
Near Scotts Valley
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology