Cold semi-arid

Camp Pendleton Mainside, California

San Diego County, California · Population 9.8k · 377 ft elevation

Living in Camp Pendleton Mainside

Camp Pendleton Mainside has a cold semi-arid climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 33 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Camp Pendleton Mainside: about 18% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.

Camp Pendleton Mainside at a glance

Population
9.8k
Elevation
377 ft
Average daily high
72°F67th percentile
Average daily low
54°F81th percentile
Annual precipitation
13″6th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,585 hrs92th percentile
Median AQI
6796th percentile
Median rent
$3,501/mo99th percentile
Median household income
$56k24th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
3.6%
Homes with broadband
100%99th percentile
Walkability index
12.380th percentile
Average commute
11 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
57%66th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
67%
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
8483th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
18%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
3,117 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Camp Pendleton Mainside, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan66°F46°F2.9″—247 hrs
Feb66°F46°F3.1″—233 hrs
Mar67°F49°F2.1″—291 hrs
Apr70°F51°F1.0″—310 hrs
May71°F55°F0.3″—328 hrs
Jun75°F59°F0.1″—336 hrs
Jul79°F62°F0.1″—371 hrs
Aug81°F63°F0.0″—369 hrs
Sep81°F61°F0.2″—322 hrs
Oct76°F56°F0.6″—288 hrs
Nov71°F50°F1.1″—256 hrs
Dec65°F45°F1.9″—236 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