Hot-summer Mediterranean
Bear Valley Springs, California
Kern County, California · Population 5.8k · 4,117 ft elevation
Living in Bear Valley Springs
Bear Valley Springs has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 70, with about 65 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Bear Valley Springs: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,600 ft around town.
Bear Valley Springs at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 4,117 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,734 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7097th percentile
- Median home value
- $479k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,272/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $121k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.32th percentile
- Average commute
- 41 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,643 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 32°F | 2.4″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 35°F | 2.0″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 0.8″ | — | 314 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 44°F | 0.4″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 43°F | 0.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 37°F | 0.9″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | — | 211 hrs |
Near Bear Valley Springs
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology