Hot-summer Mediterranean
Montclair, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 38k · 1,076 ft elevation
Living in Montclair
Montclair has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% 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.
Montclair is an outdoor hub: about 29% 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.
Montclair at a glance
- Population
- 38k
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,879 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $550k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,759/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.51%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.689th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%
- Violent crime rate
- 663 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,518 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,971 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 44°F | 4.2″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 47°F | 2.1″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 49°F | 1.0″ | — | 334 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 54°F | 1.0″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 47°F | 0.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 41°F | 2.3″ | — | 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