Hot-summer Mediterranean
Squaw Valley, California
Fresno County, California · Population 3.6k · 1,637 ft elevation
Living in Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (82% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 61, with about 34 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Squaw Valley is an outdoor hub: about 37% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 8,300 ft around town.
Squaw Valley at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 1,637 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,704 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $284k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,042/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 74%3th percentile
- Average commute
- 58 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 8,268 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 39°F | 5.5″ | — | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 40°F | 4.9″ | — | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 44°F | 5.0″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 47°F | 2.6″ | — | 320 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 1.4″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 61°F | 0.4″ | — | 420 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 69°F | 0.2″ | — | 427 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 70°F | 0.1″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 64°F | 0.2″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 55°F | 1.4″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 45°F | 2.1″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 39°F | 4.7″ | — | 181 hrs |
Near Squaw Valley
- Orange Cove, CA · 9.6k
- Orosi, CA · 8.7k
- Cutler, CA · 4k
- Reedley, CA · 25k
- Dinuba, CA · 25k
- Sanger, CA · 27k
- Parlier, CA · 15k
- Woodlake, CA · 7.7k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- 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