Warm-summer Mediterranean
Seacliff, California
Santa Cruz County, California · Population 3.5k · 102 ft elevation
Living in Seacliff
Seacliff has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 74°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ 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.
Seacliff at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 102 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th 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
- $2,410/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $122k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.594th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 436 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,467 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,329 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 41°F | 6.4″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 43°F | 6.1″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 44°F | 4.3″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 46°F | 2.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 0.9″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 52°F | 0.2″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Jul | 74°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 430 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 55°F | 0.0″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 49°F | 1.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Dec | 61°F | 41°F | 6.0″ | — | 190 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