Hot desert

Holtville, California

Imperial County, California · Population 5.6k · -13 ft elevation

Living in Holtville

Holtville 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 (90% 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.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Holtville: about 40% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 800 ft around town.

Holtville at a glance

Population
5.6k
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
3,998 hrs100th percentile
Median AQI
6496th percentile
Median home value
$269k51th percentile
Median rent
$797/mo13th percentile
Median household income
$63k35th percentile
Property tax rate
0.57%14th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
9.6%
Homes with broadband
76%4th percentile
Walkability index
7.329th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
47%52th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
47%
Violent crime rate
196 per 100k55th percentile
Property crime rate
356 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9668th percentile
Outdoor access
8988th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
41%
Public land within 30 miles
40%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
820 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Holtville, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan71°F43°F0.4″—263 hrs
Feb74°F47°F0.4″—257 hrs
Mar80°F52°F0.3″—326 hrs
Apr86°F57°F0.1″—356 hrs
May94°F63°F0.0″—407 hrs
Jun103°F71°F0.0″—410 hrs
Jul107°F78°F0.1″—401 hrs
Aug107°F79°F0.2″—385 hrs
Sep102°F73°F0.3″—345 hrs
Oct92°F62°F0.2″—322 hrs
Nov79°F51°F0.2″—273 hrs
Dec70°F43°F0.4″—252 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