Cold semi-arid
Shafter, California
Kern County, California · Population 21k · 351 ft elevation
Living in Shafter
Shafter has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 70, with about 65 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shafter at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 351 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,773 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7097th percentile
- Median home value
- $307k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,140/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.63th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%
- Violent crime rate
- 324 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,235 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,034 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 37°F | 1.3″ | 0.1″ | 197 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 39°F | 1.4″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 43°F | 1.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 46°F | 0.7″ | — | 326 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Jun | 92°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 419 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 423 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 47°F | 0.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 34°F | 1.4″ | — | 203 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