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Oakland, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 406,253.

Flood zone: it depends on the exact parcel

There is no such thing as a flood zone for a whole city. Two houses on the same street can sit in different zones, and it is the single fact here that changes most over a short distance. So this page does not guess one.

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Earthquake hazard very-high

Design category D

Very high seismic hazard — at or near a major active fault. Very strong ground shaking is likely and the most stringent seismic-design provisions apply. A site-specific ground-motion study is typically required. The ASCE 7 Seismic Design Category here is D. (Short-period design value Ss ≈ 1.718 g — the standard headline measure of ground-shaking hazard.)

USGS Seismic Design Web Services (ASCE 7), assuming Site Class D — stiff or unknown soil. Real soil conditions can move the category either way.

Typical weather

74.6° in September, 45.1° in January

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Any individual year can differ substantially.

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan59.8°45.1°4.35"0"
Feb62.4°47.1°4.35"0"
Mar64.7°48.7°3.21"0"
Apr66.8°50.3°1.37"0"
May68.6°52.9°0.75"0"
Jun71.8°55°0.2"0"
Jul71.6°56.6°0"0"
Aug72.8°57.6°0.05"0"
Sep74.6°57.2°0.1"0"
Oct72.7°54.6°1.13"0"
Nov65.8°49.4°2.44"0"
Dec59.7°45.1°4.66"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station OAKLAND MUSEUM, CA US, 3.3 mi away.

Growing season zone 10a

365 frost-free days

Last spring frost around n/a, first fall frost around n/a. Roughly half of years see frost outside that window.

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 frost normals.

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