Hot semi-arid
Irvine, California
Orange County, California · Population 308k · 72 ft elevation
Living in Irvine
Irvine has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Irvine: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,500 ft around town.
Irvine at a glance
- Population
- 308k
- Elevation
- 72 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,585 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.1M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,893/mo97th percentile
- Median household income
- $130k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.689th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 76%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%
- Violent crime rate
- 79 per 100k25th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,155 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8887th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,526 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Feb | 70°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 48°F | 2.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 55°F | 0.7″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 48°F | 1.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 70°F | 43°F | 2.3″ | — | 235 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