Hot-summer Mediterranean
Willows, California
Glenn County, California · Population 6.2k · 141 ft elevation
Living in Willows
Willows has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Willows: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Willows at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 141 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,562 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $286k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,149/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.64%20th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,887 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 40°F | 4.4″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 42°F | 4.2″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 44°F | 2.8″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 48°F | 1.5″ | — | 300 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 54°F | 1.2″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 60°F | 0.5″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 437 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 53°F | 1.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 44°F | 2.4″ | — | 212 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | — | 168 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