Hot desert
Joshua Tree, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 6.8k · 2,743 ft elevation
Living in Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 101°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Joshua Tree is an outdoor hub: about 54% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,100 ft around town.
Joshua Tree at a glance
- Population
- 6.8k
- Elevation
- 2,743 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,931 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $281k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,191/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.47th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 62%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 54%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,102 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 38°F | 1.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | 0.2″ | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 42°F | 0.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 46°F | 0.2″ | — | 350 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 95°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 101°F | 69°F | 0.3″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 100°F | 69°F | 0.4″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 63°F | 0.2″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 51°F | 0.3″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Nov | 69°F | 42°F | 0.2″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 35°F | 0.5″ | 0.6″ | 244 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