Cold semi-arid
Beaumont, California
Riverside County, California · Population 55k · 2,615 ft elevation
Living in Beaumont
Beaumont has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ 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 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Beaumont 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 6,600 ft around town.
Beaumont at a glance
- Population
- 55k
- Elevation
- 2,615 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,931 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $464k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,505/mo68th percentile
- Median household income
- $105k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.29%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%
- Violent crime rate
- 216 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 829 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 26%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 42%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,627 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 37°F | 2.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 38°F | 2.8″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 41°F | 1.7″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 349 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 49°F | 0.5″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Nov | 69°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Dec | 61°F | 35°F | 1.9″ | — | 244 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