Cold semi-arid
Moorpark, California
Ventura County, California · Population 36k · 525 ft elevation
Living in Moorpark
Moorpark has a cold semi-arid climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Moorpark: about 33% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,900 ft around town.
Moorpark at a glance
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 525 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,763 hrs97th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $853k95th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,657/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $149k93th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.871th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 33%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,856 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 46°F | 2.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 51°F | 0.3″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 52°F | 0.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 71°F | 47°F | 0.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 42°F | 1.7″ | — | 232 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