Cold semi-arid
Carlsbad, California
San Diego County, California · Population 115k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Carlsbad
Carlsbad has a cold semi-arid climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 49°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 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 Carlsbad: about 12% 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.
Carlsbad at a glance
- Population
- 115k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 57°F87th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,585 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,678/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $139k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.570th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 212 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,118 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,117 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 49°F | 2.5″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 49°F | 2.6″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 52°F | 1.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 54°F | 0.9″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 60°F | 0.5″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 53°F | 1.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 48°F | 1.7″ | — | 236 hrs |
Near Carlsbad
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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