Cold semi-arid
Imperial Beach, California
San Diego County, California · Population 26k · 23 ft elevation
Living in Imperial Beach
Imperial Beach has a cold semi-arid climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 47°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (85% 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.
Imperial Beach at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 55°F83th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,774 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $811k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,914/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.53%11th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.487th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 287 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 409 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,362 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 47°F | 1.7″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 48°F | 2.1″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 51°F | 1.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 53°F | 0.6″ | — | 327 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 392 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 64°F | 0.3″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Aug | 75°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 56°F | 0.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 46°F | 0.5″ | — | 241 hrs |
Near Imperial Beach
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Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology