Hot desert
Calipatria, California
Imperial County, California · Population 6.5k · -177 ft elevation
Living in Calipatria
Calipatria has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 109°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°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.
Calipatria is an outdoor hub: about 45% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Calipatria at a glance
- Population
- 6.5k
- Elevation
- -177 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
- $173k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $917/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 1.70th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 93 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 171 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 37%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 45%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,362 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72°F | 42°F | 0.5″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Feb | 75°F | 45°F | 0.5″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Mar | 82°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Apr | 88°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 356 hrs |
| May | 95°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 69°F | 0.0″ | — | 411 hrs |
| Jul | 109°F | 77°F | 0.0″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Aug | 109°F | 78°F | 0.1″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Sep | 104°F | 72°F | 0.1″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Oct | 93°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Nov | 81°F | 49°F | 0.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Dec | 70°F | 41°F | 0.5″ | — | 252 hrs |
Near Calipatria
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- Imperial, CA · 21k
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- Heber, CA · 7.3k
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Largest places in California
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology