Hot semi-arid

Woodlake, California

Tulare County, California · Population 7.7k · 449 ft elevation

Living in Woodlake

Woodlake has a hot semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 100°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (82% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 64, with about 43 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Woodlake: about 26% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 8,200 ft around town.

Woodlake at a glance

Population
7.7k
Elevation
449 ft
Average daily high
80°F90th percentile
Average daily low
50°F69th percentile
Annual precipitation
14″8th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,703 hrs95th percentile
Median AQI
6496th percentile
Median home value
$264k50th percentile
Median rent
$966/mo31th percentile
Median household income
$47k11th percentile
Property tax rate
0.62%18th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
10.2%
Homes with broadband
84%16th percentile
Walkability index
9.158th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
22%12th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
573 per 100k91th percentile
Property crime rate
1,338 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9773th percentile
Outdoor access
8786th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
26%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
8,235 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Woodlake, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan60°F39°F2.7″—181 hrs
Feb65°F42°F2.3″—209 hrs
Mar71°F45°F2.5″—284 hrs
Apr77°F48°F1.4″—320 hrs
May86°F54°F0.6″—388 hrs
Jun95°F60°F0.1″—419 hrs
Jul100°F65°F0.0″—426 hrs
Aug100°F63°F0.0″—404 hrs
Sep94°F59°F0.1″—352 hrs
Oct83°F51°F0.7″—306 hrs
Nov69°F43°F1.3″—232 hrs
Dec59°F38°F2.3″—182 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