Hot-summer Mediterranean
Yreka, California
Siskiyou County, California · Population 7.8k · 2,602 ft elevation
Living in Yreka
Yreka has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Yreka is an outdoor hub: about 43% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.
Yreka at a glance
- Population
- 7.8k
- Elevation
- 2,602 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,238 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $245k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $962/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.268th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 797 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,142 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 29%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 43%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,937 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 28°F | 3.3″ | 4.3″ | 157 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 2.6″ | 171 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 33°F | 1.8″ | 0.4″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 37°F | 1.3″ | 0.2″ | 260 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 44°F | 1.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 49°F | 0.7″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 56°F | 0.5″ | — | 423 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 392 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 47°F | 0.4″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 38°F | 1.1″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 2.2″ | 1.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 28°F | 3.7″ | 2.6″ | 139 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