Cold semi-arid
Camp Pendleton South, California
San Diego County, California · Population 15k · 167 ft elevation
Living in Camp Pendleton South
Camp Pendleton South has a cold semi-arid climate: cool summers (July highs around 69°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 47°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy 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 South: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
Camp Pendleton South at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 167 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 55°F83th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,585 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,947/mo98th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 17.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.682th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,592 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 47°F | 2.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 48°F | 2.4″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 50°F | 1.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 53°F | 0.8″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jun | 66°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jul | 69°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Aug | 71°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 63°F | 0.2″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 58°F | 0.6″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Dec | 63°F | 46°F | 1.6″ | — | 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