Hot semi-arid
Compton, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 94k · 75 ft elevation
Living in Compton
Compton has a hot semi-arid climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 49°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% 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.
Compton at a glance
- Population
- 94k
- Elevation
- 75 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 57°F87th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,762 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $547k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,601/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.789th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,245 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,610 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,084 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 49°F | 2.7″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 51°F | 3.0″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 53°F | 1.7″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 55°F | 0.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 65°F | 0.2″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 60°F | 0.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 49°F | 2.2″ | — | 233 hrs |
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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