Hot-summer Mediterranean

Claremont, California

Los Angeles County, California · Population 37k · 1,184 ft elevation

Living in Claremont

Claremont has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Claremont is an outdoor hub: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,900 ft around town.

Claremont at a glance

Population
37k
Elevation
1,184 ft
Average daily high
78°F84th percentile
Average daily low
51°F73th percentile
Annual precipitation
14″8th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,879 hrs99th percentile
Median AQI
7498th percentile
Median home value
$871k95th percentile
Median rent
$2,125/mo89th percentile
Median household income
$122k86th percentile
Property tax rate
0.64%20th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
5.8%
Homes with broadband
94%69th percentile
Walkability index
12.481th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
50%58th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
64%
Violent crime rate
293 per 100k71th percentile
Property crime rate
1,639 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9796th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
34%
Public land within 30 miles
30%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
5,938 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Claremont, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan67°F43°F2.9″—249 hrs
Feb67°F44°F4.2″—241 hrs
Mar71°F46°F2.1″—309 hrs
Apr75°F49°F1.0″—334 hrs
May78°F53°F0.2″—383 hrs
Jun84°F57°F0.1″—406 hrs
Jul90°F62°F0.0″—404 hrs
Aug92°F62°F0.0″—390 hrs
Sep88°F60°F0.0″—344 hrs
Oct80°F53°F1.0″—313 hrs
Nov73°F46°F0.7″—265 hrs
Dec66°F41°F2.3″—240 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