Warm-summer Mediterranean
Lomita, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 20k · 108 ft elevation
Living in Lomita
Lomita has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 47°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ 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.
Lomita at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 108 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,762 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $792k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,918/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.999th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 429 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,817 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,280 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 50°F | 2.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 57°F | 0.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 71°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 46°F | 2.2″ | — | 233 hrs |
Near Lomita
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Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology