Hot-summer Mediterranean
Soledad, California
Monterey County, California · Population 24k · 187 ft elevation
Living in Soledad
Soledad has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: scorching summers (July highs around 100°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Soledad is an outdoor hub: about 20% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Soledad at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 187 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,563 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $572k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,604/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.965th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 24%
- Violent crime rate
- 240 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,131 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,248 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 38°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 219 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 39°F | 3.5″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 41°F | 2.8″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 43°F | 1.0″ | — | 303 hrs |
| May | 84°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jun | 93°F | 50°F | 0.1″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 100°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Aug | 100°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 360 hrs |
| Sep | 95°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 46°F | 0.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 40°F | 1.3″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 37°F | 3.1″ | — | 206 hrs |
Near Soledad
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology