Hot-summer Mediterranean
El Monte, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 107k · 299 ft elevation
Living in El Monte
El Monte has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°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.
El Monte 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 6,100 ft around town.
El Monte at a glance
- Population
- 107k
- Elevation
- 299 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 56°F85th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,762 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $626k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,677/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.387th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 409 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,953 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 30%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,070 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 51°F | 2.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 53°F | 0.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 58°F | 0.5″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 58°F | 0.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 51°F | 0.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 46°F | 2.4″ | — | 233 hrs |
Near El Monte
- North El Monte, CA · 4.1k
- South El Monte, CA · 19k
- Temple City, CA · 36k
- Mayflower Village, CA · 5.3k
- Avocado Heights, CA · 13k
- Rosemead, CA · 50k
- Baldwin Park, CA · 71k
- South Monrovia Island, CA · 7.1k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology