Hot-summer Mediterranean
Templeton, California
San Luis Obispo County, California · Population 8.6k · 817 ft elevation
Living in Templeton
Templeton has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Templeton at a glance
- Population
- 8.6k
- Elevation
- 817 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,729 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $783k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,399/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $114k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,936 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | — | 320 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 46°F | 0.4″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 50°F | 0.0″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 52°F | 0.0″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 49°F | 0.1″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 43°F | 0.7″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Nov | 69°F | 36°F | 1.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Dec | 61°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | — | 216 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