Hot semi-arid
El Cerrito, California
Riverside County, California · Population 5.1k · 866 ft elevation
Living in El Cerrito
El Cerrito has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ 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 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
El Cerrito is an outdoor hub: about 18% 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.
El Cerrito at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 866 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,878 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $598k87th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,776/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $122k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.374th percentile
- Average commute
- 42 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%18th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 415 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,774 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 25%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,084 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 43°F | 2.3″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 45°F | 2.4″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 47°F | 1.2″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 50°F | 0.6″ | — | 334 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 43°F | 1.5″ | — | 241 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