Hot-summer Mediterranean
West Sacramento, California
Yolo County, California · Population 54k · 13 ft elevation
Living in West Sacramento
West Sacramento has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
West Sacramento at a glance
- Population
- 54k
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,635 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $497k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,568/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.991th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 327 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,710 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 39°F | 3.7″ | — | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 45°F | 2.7″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 47°F | 1.3″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 52°F | 0.8″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 437 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 43°F | 1.7″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 39°F | 3.4″ | — | 173 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