Hot-summer Mediterranean
Fallbrook, California
San Diego County, California · Population 32k · 696 ft elevation
Living in Fallbrook
Fallbrook has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 49°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 (9 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 33 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fallbrook is an outdoor hub: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,600 ft around town.
Fallbrook at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 696 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 55°F83th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,585 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $713k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,675/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.173th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,642 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 49°F | 3.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 49°F | 2.0″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 52°F | 1.0″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 0.4″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 63°F | 0.2″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 60°F | 0.7″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 53°F | 1.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Dec | 69°F | 48°F | 2.6″ | — | 236 hrs |
Near Fallbrook
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Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology