Hot-summer Mediterranean
Sonora, California
Tuolumne County, California · Population 5k · 1,808 ft elevation
Living in Sonora
Sonora has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Sonora is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,800 ft around town.
Sonora at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 1,808 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,465 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $379k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,164/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 747 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,158 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 32%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,807 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 32°F | 6.3″ | — | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 34°F | 5.5″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 37°F | 5.4″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 45°F | 1.5″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 56°F | 0.0″ | — | 427 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 50°F | 0.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 43°F | 1.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 36°F | 3.2″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 32°F | 5.5″ | — | 171 hrs |
Near Sonora
- Jamestown, CA · 3.8k
- East Sonora, CA · 2.8k
- Columbia, CA · 2.6k
- Phoenix Lake, CA · 4.5k
- Mono Vista, CA · 3.7k
- Angels, CA · 3.7k
- Copperopolis, CA · 4.6k
- Pine Mountain Lake, CA · 2.8k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
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- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology