Hot-summer Mediterranean
Solvang, California
Santa Barbara County, California · Population 6k · 499 ft elevation
Living in Solvang
Solvang has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Solvang 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 4,200 ft around town.
Solvang at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 499 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,626 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $937k96th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,773/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $118k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.487th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 134 per 100k40th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 822 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 35%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,232 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 35°F | 4.9″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 36°F | 5.3″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 40°F | 1.3″ | — | 315 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 46°F | 0.1″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 49°F | 0.0″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 50°F | 0.0″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 48°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 39°F | 1.2″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 34°F | 3.3″ | — | 227 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