Hot-summer Mediterranean
Yosemite Lakes, California
Madera County, California · Population 5.1k · 1,289 ft elevation
Living in Yosemite Lakes
Yosemite Lakes has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Yosemite Lakes is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,300 ft around town.
Yosemite Lakes at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 1,289 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,454 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $354k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,204/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $100k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.63th percentile
- Average commute
- 39 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 432 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,090 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,266 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | — | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 38°F | 2.5″ | — | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 40°F | 2.5″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 41°F | 1.4″ | — | 271 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 47°F | 0.5″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 57°F | 0.0″ | — | 392 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 47°F | 0.8″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 39°F | 1.2″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 34°F | 2.5″ | — | 182 hrs |
Near Yosemite Lakes
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology