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This is the current conditions weather report for Lafayette. The report was made 68 minutes ago, at 05:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 8 miles per hour / 13 kilometers per hour from the south southwest (200°). The temperature was 50°F / 10°C, with a dew-point at 50°F / 10°C. The temperature felt like 46°F / 8°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.03 inHg / 1018 hPa. The relative humidity was 88%. The skies were partly cloudy.

Lafayette is located on 15 square miles in Contra Costa County, one of nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area. The City was incorporated in 1968, although settlement of the area began in 1848.

Lafayette is noted for its high quality of life with top rated schools, low crime rate, small town downtown, clean air, mild climate and oak tree-studded hills. Located between Berkeley and Walnut Creek, Lafayette has its own Bay Area Rapid Transit station (BART) and is only a 25 minute BART ride from San Francisco.

Lafayette is located at 37.891224, -122.111615. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.9 km² (15.4 mi²). 39.4 km² (15.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.36%) is water.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

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