Hot-summer Mediterranean
Hidden Meadows, California
San Diego County, California · Population 3.9k · 1,483 ft elevation
Living in Hidden Meadows
Hidden Meadows has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Hidden Meadows: about 19% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.
Hidden Meadows at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 1,483 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,845 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $830k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,307/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $119k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 16.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.47th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 14%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,871 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 41°F | 2.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 43°F | 1.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 47°F | 0.9″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 40°F | 1.6″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 36°F | 2.5″ | — | 241 hrs |
Near Hidden Meadows
- Bonsall, CA · 4.3k
- Valley Center, CA · 10k
- Escondido, CA · 150k
- San Marcos, CA · 94k
- Vista, CA · 99k
- Lake San Marcos, CA · 5k
- Oceanside, CA · 173k
- Carlsbad, CA · 115k
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