Hot-summer Mediterranean

Duarte, California

Los Angeles County, California · Population 22k · 682 ft elevation

Living in Duarte

Duarte has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 45°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 16″ 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.

Duarte is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,000 ft around town.

Duarte at a glance

Population
22k
Elevation
682 ft
Average daily high
76°F78th percentile
Average daily low
54°F81th percentile
Annual precipitation
16″10th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,763 hrs97th percentile
Median AQI
7498th percentile
Median home value
$711k92th percentile
Median rent
$1,991/mo87th percentile
Median household income
$98k72th percentile
Property tax rate
0.69%25th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
6.3%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
13.185th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
45%49th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
61%
Violent crime rate
242 per 100k63th percentile
Property crime rate
1,001 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9897th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
46%
Public land within 30 miles
31%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
6,004 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Duarte, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan68°F45°F3.6″—239 hrs
Feb67°F46°F4.2″—227 hrs
Mar70°F49°F2.5″—290 hrs
Apr73°F52°F0.6″—317 hrs
May75°F57°F0.5″—364 hrs
Jun80°F60°F0.1″—387 hrs
Jul84°F64°F0.0″—408 hrs
Aug87°F64°F0.0″—395 hrs
Sep86°F63°F0.1″—342 hrs
Oct80°F56°F0.6″—304 hrs
Nov73°F50°F0.9″—258 hrs
Dec67°F44°F2.4″—233 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