Hot-summer Mediterranean

Monrovia, California

Los Angeles County, California · Population 38k · 577 ft elevation

Living in Monrovia

Monrovia has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 45°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 16″ 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.

Monrovia is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,000 ft around town.

Monrovia at a glance

Population
38k
Elevation
577 ft
Average daily high
76°F78th percentile
Average daily low
55°F83th percentile
Annual precipitation
16″10th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,763 hrs97th percentile
Median AQI
7498th percentile
Median home value
$892k96th percentile
Median rent
$2,009/mo87th percentile
Median household income
$97k72th percentile
Property tax rate
0.67%23th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
5.2%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
13.387th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
43%47th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
58%
Violent crime rate
191 per 100k54th percentile
Property crime rate
2,051 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9897th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
45%
Public land within 30 miles
31%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
6,004 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Monrovia, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan68°F45°F3.6″—239 hrs
Feb68°F46°F4.2″—227 hrs
Mar70°F50°F2.5″—290 hrs
Apr73°F52°F0.6″—317 hrs
May75°F57°F0.5″—364 hrs
Jun80°F61°F0.1″—387 hrs
Jul85°F65°F0.0″—408 hrs
Aug87°F65°F0.0″—395 hrs
Sep86°F63°F0.1″—342 hrs
Oct80°F57°F0.6″—304 hrs
Nov73°F50°F0.9″—258 hrs
Dec67°F45°F2.4″—233 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