Hot semi-arid
Avalon, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 3.4k · 33 ft elevation
Living in Avalon
Avalon has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and warm winters (January lows around 55°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 50 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Avalon is an outdoor hub: about 42% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,400 ft around town.
Avalon at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 59°F90th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,280 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $903k96th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,087/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Violent crime rate
- 837 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 806 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 83%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 42%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,378 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 54°F | 2.8″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 54°F | 1.7″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 55°F | 0.8″ | — | 303 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 57°F | 0.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 67°F | 0.0″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 68°F | 0.1″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 63°F | 0.5″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 59°F | 1.0″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 55°F | 2.2″ | — | 232 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