Hot semi-arid
Fairbanks Ranch, California
San Diego County, California · Population 2.8k · 164 ft elevation
Living in Fairbanks Ranch
Fairbanks Ranch has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 48°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 33 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Fairbanks Ranch: about 12% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Fairbanks Ranch at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 164 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 55°F83th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,845 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $2M99th percentile
- Median household income
- $250k99th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 100%99th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 92%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,920 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 48°F | 2.8″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 51°F | 2.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 53°F | 1.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 57°F | 0.4″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 66°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 59°F | 0.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 46°F | 2.3″ | — | 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