Hot-summer Mediterranean

East Pasadena, California

Los Angeles County, California · Population 5.6k · 633 ft elevation

Living in East Pasadena

East Pasadena has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 20″ 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.

East Pasadena is an outdoor hub: about 29% 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.

East Pasadena at a glance

Population
5.6k
Elevation
633 ft
Average daily high
79°F87th percentile
Average daily low
54°F81th percentile
Annual precipitation
20″14th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,763 hrs97th percentile
Median AQI
7498th percentile
Median home value
$1M97th percentile
Median rent
$2,038/mo88th percentile
Median household income
$106k77th percentile
Property tax rate
0.73%30th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
2.2%
Homes with broadband
91%49th percentile
Walkability index
14.594th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
66%80th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
71%
Violent crime rate
58 per 100k17th percentile
Property crime rate
1,814 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9796th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
26%
Public land within 30 miles
29%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
5,938 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in East Pasadena, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan69°F46°F4.5″—239 hrs
Feb70°F47°F5.2″—227 hrs
Mar73°F49°F3.0″—290 hrs
Apr77°F51°F1.1″—317 hrs
May79°F55°F0.5″—364 hrs
Jun85°F59°F0.2″—387 hrs
Jul90°F63°F0.1″—408 hrs
Aug92°F64°F0.0″—395 hrs
Sep91°F62°F0.2″—342 hrs
Oct84°F57°F0.8″—304 hrs
Nov76°F50°F1.1″—258 hrs
Dec68°F46°F3.3″—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