Warm-summer Mediterranean
Vandenberg AFB, California
Santa Barbara County, California · Population 3.7k · 551 ft elevation
Living in Vandenberg AFB
Vandenberg AFB has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 71°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Vandenberg AFB at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 551 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,323 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,462/mo95th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 100%99th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,001 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 44°F | 2.8″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 46°F | 0.9″ | — | 311 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Jul | 71°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Aug | 72°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 50°F | 0.7″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 44°F | 1.2″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Dec | 62°F | 41°F | 2.4″ | — | 226 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