Warm-summer Mediterranean
El Rio, California
Ventura County, California · Population 6.3k · 95 ft elevation
Living in El Rio
El Rio has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around El Rio: about 38% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,200 ft around town.
El Rio at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,626 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $640k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,122/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.199th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 38%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,217 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 48°F | 2.3″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | — | 315 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 57°F | 0.0″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 54°F | 0.5″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 49°F | 1.0″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 45°F | 2.3″ | — | 228 hrs |
Near El Rio
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- San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA · 110k
- Port Hueneme, CA · 22k
- Channel Islands Beach, CA · 2.9k
- Camarillo, CA · 70k
- Santa Paula, CA · 31k
- Casa Conejo, CA · 2.6k
- Oak View, CA · 6k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology