Hot-summer Mediterranean
Ukiah, California
Mendocino County, California · Population 16k · 636 ft elevation
Living in Ukiah
Ukiah has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ukiah is an outdoor hub: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Ukiah at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 636 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,324 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $448k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,330/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.996th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 483 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,248 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,314 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 37°F | 7.4″ | — | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 38°F | 7.0″ | — | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 40°F | 5.3″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | — | 278 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 47°F | 1.7″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 52°F | 0.4″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 56°F | 0.0″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 51°F | 0.2″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 46°F | 1.9″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 40°F | 4.1″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 36°F | 8.0″ | — | 160 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