Hot-summer Mediterranean

La Crescenta-Montrose, California

Los Angeles County, California · Population 20k · 1,854 ft elevation

Living in La Crescenta-Montrose

La Crescenta-Montrose has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

La Crescenta-Montrose is an outdoor hub: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,200 ft around town.

La Crescenta-Montrose at a glance

Population
20k
Elevation
1,854 ft
Average daily high
75°F76th percentile
Average daily low
50°F69th percentile
Annual precipitation
20″14th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,763 hrs97th percentile
Median AQI
7498th percentile
Median home value
$1.2M98th percentile
Median rent
$2,231/mo91th percentile
Median household income
$120k85th percentile
Property tax rate
0.64%20th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
7.8%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
12.280th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
82%93th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
88%
Violent crime rate
342 per 100k76th percentile
Property crime rate
2,455 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9796th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
45%
Public land within 30 miles
30%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
5,151 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in La Crescenta-Montrose, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan65°F42°F4.5″—239 hrs
Feb66°F43°F5.2″—227 hrs
Mar69°F45°F3.0″—290 hrs
Apr73°F47°F1.1″—317 hrs
May75°F51°F0.5″—364 hrs
Jun80°F55°F0.2″—387 hrs
Jul86°F59°F0.1″—408 hrs
Aug88°F60°F0.0″—395 hrs
Sep87°F58°F0.2″—342 hrs
Oct80°F53°F0.8″—304 hrs
Nov71°F46°F1.1″—258 hrs
Dec64°F41°F3.3″—232 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