Cold semi-arid
Hesperia, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 100k · 3,173 ft elevation
Living in Hesperia
Hesperia has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ 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.
Hesperia is an outdoor hub: about 45% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,900 ft around town.
Hesperia at a glance
- Population
- 100k
- Elevation
- 3,173 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,879 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $367k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,566/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 42 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 28%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 45%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,873 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 36°F | 1.5″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 38°F | 1.6″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 41°F | 1.3″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 45°F | 0.5″ | — | 335 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 65°F | 0.2″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 41°F | 0.5″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 35°F | 1.2″ | — | 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