Hot semi-arid

Lemon Grove, California

San Diego County, California · Population 27k · 443 ft elevation

Living in Lemon Grove

Lemon Grove has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (85% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 33 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Lemon Grove is an outdoor hub: about 19% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.

Lemon Grove at a glance

Population
27k
Elevation
443 ft
Average daily high
78°F84th percentile
Average daily low
53°F79th percentile
Annual precipitation
12″5th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,775 hrs98th percentile
Median AQI
6796th percentile
Median home value
$641k89th percentile
Median rent
$1,769/mo79th percentile
Median household income
$79k55th percentile
Property tax rate
0.73%30th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
7.5%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
13.387th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
36%33th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
47%
Violent crime rate
344 per 100k76th percentile
Property crime rate
767 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9089th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
8%
Public land within 30 miles
19%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
3,314 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lemon Grove, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan70°F43°F2.3″—251 hrs
Feb69°F45°F2.6″—232 hrs
Mar72°F48°F1.9″—301 hrs
Apr75°F51°F0.8″—327 hrs
May76°F56°F0.3″—368 hrs
Jun81°F60°F0.1″—392 hrs
Jul86°F64°F0.2″—387 hrs
Aug89°F65°F0.0″—377 hrs
Sep88°F62°F0.1″—333 hrs
Oct81°F56°F0.5″—305 hrs
Nov75°F47°F1.0″—261 hrs
Dec69°F42°F1.8″—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