Hot-summer Mediterranean
Shasta Lake, California
Shasta County, California · Population 10k · 827 ft elevation
Living in Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: scorching summers (July highs around 98°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 63″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Shasta Lake is an outdoor hub: about 35% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Shasta Lake at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 827 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 63″97th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,398 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $273k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,264/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.374th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 38%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 35%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,839 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 41°F | 10.5″ | 0.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 43°F | 11.4″ | 0.5″ | 180 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 45°F | 9.2″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 48°F | 4.6″ | — | 281 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 56°F | 2.9″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 64°F | 1.5″ | — | 398 hrs |
| Jul | 98°F | 70°F | 0.1″ | — | 433 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 69°F | 0.2″ | — | 400 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 64°F | 0.5″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 56°F | 3.4″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 47°F | 6.6″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 41°F | 12.0″ | 0.1″ | 150 hrs |
Near Shasta Lake
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology