Hot-summer Mediterranean

Yuba City, California

Sutter County, California · Population 70k · 59 ft elevation

Living in Yuba City

Yuba City has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 20″ 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 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Yuba City at a glance

Population
70k
Elevation
59 ft
Average daily high
76°F78th percentile
Average daily low
49°F66th percentile
Annual precipitation
20″14th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,509 hrs90th percentile
Median AQI
4776th percentile
Median home value
$406k73th percentile
Median rent
$1,391/mo62th percentile
Median household income
$72k47th percentile
Property tax rate
0.83%39th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
6.7%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
13.991th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
10%2th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
10%
Violent crime rate
399 per 100k81th percentile
Property crime rate
1,487 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8438th percentile
Outdoor access
6968th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
4%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,542 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Yuba City, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan56°F38°F3.8″—175 hrs
Feb60°F41°F3.6″—188 hrs
Mar66°F43°F2.9″—239 hrs
Apr73°F46°F1.4″—290 hrs
May82°F52°F0.9″—368 hrs
Jun90°F58°F0.3″—408 hrs
Jul96°F61°F0.0″—438 hrs
Aug95°F60°F0.1″—405 hrs
Sep90°F56°F0.1″—343 hrs
Oct79°F49°F1.0″—288 hrs
Nov64°F41°F2.2″—204 hrs
Dec55°F38°F3.7″—164 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