Hot-summer Mediterranean
Shingle Springs, California
El Dorado County, California · Population 3.5k · 1,417 ft elevation
Living in Shingle Springs
Shingle Springs has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Shingle Springs is an outdoor hub: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Shingle Springs at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 1,417 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,467 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $686k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,478/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 76%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,462 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 37°F | 7.0″ | 0.5″ | 181 hrs |
| Feb | 59°F | 40°F | 6.5″ | 0.1″ | 180 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 42°F | 6.1″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 2.8″ | — | 273 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 51°F | 1.6″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 57°F | 0.4″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 429 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 51°F | 1.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 212 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 37°F | 6.8″ | 0.6″ | 170 hrs |
Near Shingle Springs
- Cameron Park, CA · 17k
- Diamond Springs, CA · 13k
- El Dorado Hills, CA · 51k
- Placerville, CA · 11k
- Folsom, CA · 82k
- Rancho Murieta, CA · 5.6k
- Granite Bay, CA · 21k
- Auburn Lake Trails, CA · 3.9k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology