Hot semi-arid

Jurupa Valley, California

Riverside County, California · Population 106k · 758 ft elevation

Living in Jurupa Valley

Jurupa Valley has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).

Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% 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.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Jurupa Valley: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,400 ft around town.

Jurupa Valley at a glance

Population
106k
Elevation
758 ft
Average daily high
80°F90th percentile
Average daily low
53°F79th percentile
Annual precipitation
9″2th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,879 hrs99th percentile
Median AQI
8099th percentile
Median home value
$539k83th percentile
Median rent
$1,690/mo76th percentile
Median household income
$96k71th percentile
Property tax rate
0.57%14th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
6.4%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
10.972th percentile
Average commute
32 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
19%10th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
33%
Violent crime rate
138 per 100k41th percentile
Property crime rate
1,882 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
8685th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
30%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
5,413 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Jurupa Valley, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan68°F44°F2.3″—250 hrs
Feb68°F45°F2.4″—241 hrs
Mar72°F47°F1.2″—309 hrs
Apr76°F50°F0.6″—334 hrs
May80°F56°F0.2″—383 hrs
Jun87°F60°F0.0″—406 hrs
Jul94°F64°F0.1″—404 hrs
Aug95°F65°F0.0″—390 hrs
Sep92°F62°F0.1″—344 hrs
Oct83°F55°F0.3″—313 hrs
Nov75°F48°F0.6″—265 hrs
Dec67°F43°F1.5″—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