Hot semi-arid
Mentone, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 9.5k · 1,654 ft elevation
Living in Mentone
Mentone has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mentone is an outdoor hub: about 40% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,700 ft around town.
Mentone at a glance
- Population
- 9.5k
- Elevation
- 1,654 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,931 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $414k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,390/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 32%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 40%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,660 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 44°F | 2.0″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 47°F | 0.9″ | — | 349 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 52°F | 0.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 45°F | 0.9″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 39°F | 2.0″ | — | 244 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