Warm-summer Mediterranean
Willits, California
Mendocino County, California · Population 4.9k · 1,385 ft elevation
Living in Willits
Willits has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ 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.
Willits is an outdoor hub: about 26% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Willits at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 1,385 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,324 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $307k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,152/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.280th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 707 per 100k94th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 499 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 26%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,773 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 33°F | 9.2″ | — | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 34°F | 8.6″ | — | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 35°F | 7.1″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 37°F | 3.4″ | — | 278 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 40°F | 1.8″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 48°F | 0.0″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 46°F | 0.1″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 42°F | 0.4″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 37°F | 2.6″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 35°F | 5.8″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 32°F | 9.8″ | — | 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