Hot-summer Mediterranean
Murrieta, California
Riverside County, California · Population 112k · 1,102 ft elevation
Living in Murrieta
Murrieta has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 48°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Murrieta 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 4,000 ft around town.
Murrieta at a glance
- Population
- 112k
- Elevation
- 1,102 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,585 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $607k87th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,330/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.89%44th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.173th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Violent crime rate
- 186 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 860 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,003 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 48°F | 3.2″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 47°F | 3.7″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 48°F | 2.0″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 51°F | 1.0″ | 0.2″ | 310 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 0.4″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 58°F | 0.7″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 46°F | 2.6″ | — | 235 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