Hot-summer Mediterranean
Harbison Canyon, California
San Diego County, California · Population 4.2k · 919 ft elevation
Living in Harbison Canyon
Harbison Canyon has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ 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.
Harbison Canyon is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Harbison Canyon at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 919 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,845 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $633k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,185/mo98th percentile
- Median household income
- $121k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.79th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,495 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 44°F | 1.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 49°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 96°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 78°F | 44°F | 1.0″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 70°F | 40°F | 2.3″ | — | 242 hrs |
Near Harbison Canyon
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology