Hot semi-arid
Menifee, California
Riverside County, California · Population 107k · 1,483 ft elevation
Living in Menifee
Menifee has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% 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.
Menifee is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,100 ft around town.
Menifee at a glance
- Population
- 107k
- Elevation
- 1,483 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,846 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $487k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,052/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 42 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,068 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 45°F | 1.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | 0.2″ | 336 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 63°F | 0.2″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 45°F | 0.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 40°F | 2.0″ | — | 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