Cold semi-arid
Laguna Woods, California
Orange County, California · Population 17k · 384 ft elevation
Living in Laguna Woods
Laguna Woods has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°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 (6 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 Laguna Woods: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
Laguna Woods at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 384 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th 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
- $365k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,232/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,559 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 47°F | 2.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 47°F | 1.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 69°F | 42°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