Hot desert
Blythe, California
Riverside County, California · Population 18k · 269 ft elevation
Living in Blythe
Blythe has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 110°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (90% 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.
Blythe is an outdoor hub: about 64% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,300 ft around town.
Blythe at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 269 ft
- Average daily high
- 89°F100th percentile
- Average daily low
- 58°F89th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,992 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $204k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $900/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.387th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 511 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 500 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 38%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 64%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,312 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Feb | 73°F | 43°F | 0.6″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Mar | 81°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Apr | 89°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 358 hrs |
| May | 98°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Jun | 106°F | 71°F | 0.0″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Jul | 110°F | 78°F | 0.2″ | — | 396 hrs |
| Aug | 109°F | 78°F | 0.3″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 104°F | 71°F | 0.4″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 91°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Nov | 78°F | 47°F | 0.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 38°F | 0.5″ | — | 252 hrs |
Near Blythe
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology