Hot desert
Heber, California
Imperial County, California · Population 7.3k · -13 ft elevation
Living in Heber
Heber has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 107°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 3″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (89% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 64, with about 44 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Heber at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- -13 ft
- Average daily high
- 89°F100th percentile
- Average daily low
- 60°F91th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 3″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,977 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6496th percentile
- Median home value
- $284k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,015/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,411 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71°F | 43°F | 0.4″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Feb | 74°F | 47°F | 0.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Mar | 80°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Apr | 86°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 357 hrs |
| May | 94°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Jun | 103°F | 71°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Jul | 107°F | 78°F | 0.1″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 107°F | 79°F | 0.2″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Sep | 102°F | 73°F | 0.3″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Oct | 92°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Nov | 79°F | 51°F | 0.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Dec | 70°F | 43°F | 0.4″ | — | 253 hrs |
Near Heber
- Calexico, CA · 38k
- El Centro, CA · 44k
- Imperial, CA · 21k
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- Brawley, CA · 27k
- Calipatria, CA · 6.5k
- Salton City, CA · 6.2k
- Campo, CA · 2.7k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology