Hot-summer Mediterranean
Thermalito, California
Butte County, California · Population 6.6k · 220 ft elevation
Living in Thermalito
Thermalito has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Thermalito is an outdoor hub: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Thermalito at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 220 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,511 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $257k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,104/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 886 per 100k97th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,596 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,970 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 40°F | 5.2″ | 0.2″ | 174 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 42°F | 4.8″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 45°F | 3.3″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 48°F | 1.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 55°F | 1.1″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 61°F | 0.3″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 439 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 52°F | 1.4″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 40°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 163 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