Hot desert
Fort Irwin, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 8.8k · 2,500 ft elevation
Living in Fort Irwin
Fort Irwin has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 103°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fort Irwin is an outdoor hub: about 42% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
Fort Irwin at a glance
- Population
- 8.8k
- Elevation
- 2,500 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,938 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,601/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Average commute
- 9 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 42%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,625 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 34°F | 0.6″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 38°F | 0.7″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 44°F | 0.4″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 49°F | 0.2″ | — | 349 hrs |
| May | 87°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 400 hrs |
| Jun | 98°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Jul | 103°F | 72°F | 0.3″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Aug | 102°F | 71°F | 0.2″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 94°F | 64°F | 0.2″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 41°F | 0.3″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 33°F | 0.6″ | 0.2″ | 239 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