Hot desert
Barstow, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 25k · 2,559 ft elevation
Living in Barstow
Barstow has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 101°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Barstow is an outdoor hub: about 69% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,300 ft around town.
Barstow at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 2,559 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,937 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $223k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,065/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,332 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,939 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 57%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 69%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,264 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 34°F | 0.8″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 38°F | 1.0″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 43°F | 0.6″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 48°F | 0.3″ | — | 348 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 95°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Jul | 101°F | 71°F | 0.3″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Aug | 100°F | 69°F | 0.2″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 62°F | 0.3″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 41°F | 0.4″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 34°F | 0.8″ | 0.3″ | 240 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