Warm-summer Mediterranean
Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California
Riverside County, California · Population 3.8k · 5,449 ft elevation
Living in Idyllwild-Pine Cove
Idyllwild-Pine Cove has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Idyllwild-Pine Cove is an outdoor hub: about 48% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,500 ft around town.
Idyllwild-Pine Cove at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 5,449 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 24″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,846 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $485k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,415/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 83%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 48%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,496 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 31°F | 4.7″ | 6.3″ | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 30°F | 5.3″ | 9.8″ | 235 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 4.1″ | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 35°F | 1.7″ | 3.5″ | 336 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 41°F | 0.7″ | 0.5″ | 387 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 48°F | 0.1″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 55°F | 0.6″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 42°F | 1.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 35°F | 1.9″ | 2.3″ | 262 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 30°F | 3.6″ | 4.2″ | 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