Hot semi-arid

Grand Terrace, California

San Bernardino County, California · Population 13k · 1,056 ft elevation

Living in Grand Terrace

Grand Terrace has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).

Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% 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.

Grand Terrace is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,300 ft around town.

Grand Terrace at a glance

Population
13k
Elevation
1,056 ft
Average daily high
80°F90th percentile
Average daily low
52°F76th percentile
Annual precipitation
10″3th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,879 hrs99th percentile
Median AQI
7799th percentile
Median home value
$466k79th percentile
Median rent
$1,782/mo79th percentile
Median household income
$84k60th percentile
Property tax rate
0.76%32th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
6.9%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
10.469th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
16%6th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
28%
Violent crime rate
344 per 100k76th percentile
Property crime rate
1,872 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9191th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
34%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
6,332 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Grand Terrace, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan69°F44°F2.1″—249 hrs
Feb70°F45°F2.5″—241 hrs
Mar72°F47°F1.5″—309 hrs
Apr75°F50°F0.6″—334 hrs
May80°F55°F0.3″—383 hrs
Jun87°F58°F0.1″—406 hrs
Jul94°F63°F0.0″—404 hrs
Aug96°F64°F0.0″—390 hrs
Sep93°F61°F0.2″—344 hrs
Oct82°F55°F0.4″—313 hrs
Nov76°F47°F0.7″—265 hrs
Dec69°F43°F1.5″—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