Hot desert
Brawley, California
Imperial County, California · Population 27k · -112 ft elevation
Living in Brawley
Brawley has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 108°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 2″ 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 64, with about 44 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Brawley is an outdoor hub: about 48% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,500 ft around town.
Brawley at a glance
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- -112 ft
- Average daily high
- 90°F100th percentile
- Average daily low
- 58°F89th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 2″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,998 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6496th percentile
- Median home value
- $270k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $954/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 15.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 342 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 940 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 67%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 48%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,509 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72°F | 41°F | 0.5″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Feb | 75°F | 45°F | 0.5″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Mar | 81°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Apr | 87°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 356 hrs |
| May | 95°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 68°F | 0.0″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Jul | 108°F | 77°F | 0.0″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Aug | 108°F | 78°F | 0.1″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Sep | 104°F | 71°F | 0.1″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Oct | 93°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Nov | 80°F | 49°F | 0.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Dec | 70°F | 41°F | 0.5″ | — | 252 hrs |
Near Brawley
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology