Hot semi-arid
Azusa, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 49k · 614 ft elevation
Living in Azusa
Azusa has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Azusa is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,000 ft around town.
Azusa at a glance
- Population
- 49k
- Elevation
- 614 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,763 hrs97th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $607k87th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,831/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.890th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 21%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%
- Violent crime rate
- 277 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,245 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 39%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,004 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 48°F | 2.1″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 51°F | 1.0″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 55°F | 1.0″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 48°F | 0.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 43°F | 2.3″ | — | 233 hrs |
Near Azusa
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Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology