Hot-summer Mediterranean
French Valley, California
Riverside County, California · Population 43k · 1,371 ft elevation
Living in French Valley
French Valley has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 47°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ 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 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
French Valley is an outdoor hub: about 28% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,600 ft around town.
French Valley at a glance
- Population
- 43k
- Elevation
- 1,371 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,846 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $638k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,016/mo98th percentile
- Median household income
- $133k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.11%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 41 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 28%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,560 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 47°F | 3.2″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 46°F | 3.7″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 47°F | 2.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 50°F | 1.0″ | 0.2″ | 336 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 0.4″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 57°F | 0.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 51°F | 1.1″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 45°F | 2.6″ | — | 240 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