Hot-summer Mediterranean

Winters, California

Yolo County, California · Population 7.5k · 128 ft elevation

Living in Winters

Winters has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ 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.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Winters: about 10% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,700 ft around town.

Winters at a glance

Population
7.5k
Elevation
128 ft
Average daily high
77°F81th percentile
Average daily low
49°F66th percentile
Annual precipitation
24″16th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,635 hrs94th percentile
Median AQI
4776th percentile
Median home value
$599k87th percentile
Median rent
$1,664/mo74th percentile
Median household income
$133k89th percentile
Property tax rate
0.63%19th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
2.2%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
10.368th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
17%7th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
32%
Violent crime rate
38 per 100k11th percentile
Property crime rate
275 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9151th percentile
Outdoor access
8181th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
6%
Public land within 30 miles
10%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,673 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Winters, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan57°F38°F5.2″—175 hrs
Feb62°F41°F5.0″—203 hrs
Mar68°F44°F3.2″—264 hrs
Apr74°F48°F1.4″—310 hrs
May83°F53°F0.8″—383 hrs
Jun90°F58°F0.1″—414 hrs
Jul95°F60°F0.0″—437 hrs
Aug95°F59°F0.0″—408 hrs
Sep91°F57°F0.1″—348 hrs
Oct81°F50°F0.9″—299 hrs
Nov66°F42°F2.2″—221 hrs
Dec57°F37°F4.9″—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