Air humidity: ranking of metro areas in California
Order: highest value first. This indicator is neutral: a higher value does not mean a better one.
Air humidity: ranking of metro areas in California: Santa Maria ranks first (78 %) and Bakersfield last (49 %). The median across 13 the state's metro areas is 63 %. Observation period: 2021-2025. Source: Meteostat (CC BY 4.0).
Annual mean relative humidity of the air (average of the daily values).
Data quality: measured at a single station; only measured values were used, years with incomplete data are excluded.
| # | Metro area | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Maria | 78 % | 2021-2025 |
| 2 | San Francisco | 74 % | 2021-2025 |
| 3 | San Jose | 74 % | 2021-2025 |
| 4 | Los Angeles | 72 % | 2021-2025 |
| 5 | San Diego | 71 % | 2021-2025 |
| 6 | Vallejo | 64 % | 2021-2025 |
| 7 | Sacramento | 63 % | 2021-2025 |
| 8 | Modesto | 61 % | 2021-2025 |
| 9 | Stockton | 61 % | 2021-2025 |
| 10 | Riverside | 57 % | 2021-2025 |
| 11 | Fresno | 54 % | 2021-2025 |
| 12 | Visalia | 52 % | 2021-2025 |
| 13 | Bakersfield | 49 % | 2021-2025 |
Only places with a value for the indicator are ranked; a gap is not a zero. A ranking on one indicator is not an assessment of a place to live.