Warm-summer Mediterranean
Windsor, California
Sonoma County, California · Population 26k · 112 ft elevation
Living in Windsor
Windsor has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 9 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Windsor at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,528 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 90th percentile
- Median home value
- $763k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,087/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $129k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.699th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,362 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 38°F | 6.7″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 39°F | 6.7″ | — | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 41°F | 4.6″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 43°F | 2.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 47°F | 1.3″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 400 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 52°F | 0.0″ | — | 417 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 50°F | 0.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 46°F | 1.6″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 37°F | 6.8″ | — | 176 hrs |
Near Windsor
- Larkfield-Wikiup, CA · 8.9k
- Forestville, CA · 3.9k
- Healdsburg, CA · 11k
- Santa Rosa, CA · 177k
- Sebastopol, CA · 7.5k
- Guerneville, CA · 4.5k
- Calistoga, CA · 5.2k
- Rohnert Park, CA · 44k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology