Hot semi-arid
Anaheim, California
Orange County, California · Population 345k · 381 ft elevation
Living in Anaheim
Anaheim has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 48°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Anaheim is an outdoor hub: about 19% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
Anaheim at a glance
- Population
- 345k
- Elevation
- 381 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 56°F85th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,879 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $772k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,082/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 68%
- Violent crime rate
- 548 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,772 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,379 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71°F | 48°F | 3.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 49°F | 3.0″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 51°F | 1.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 334 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 58°F | 0.4″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 59°F | 0.6″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 53°F | 1.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Dec | 70°F | 48°F | 2.4″ | — | 241 hrs |
Near Anaheim
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Largest places in California
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology