Hot semi-arid
Muscoy, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 11k · 1,385 ft elevation
Living in Muscoy
Muscoy has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ 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.
Muscoy is an outdoor hub: about 35% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,400 ft around town.
Muscoy at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 1,385 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,879 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $379k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,766/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 14%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 27%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 35%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,398 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 41°F | 2.8″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 45°F | 2.0″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 48°F | 0.9″ | — | 334 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Aug | 96°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 45°F | 0.9″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 40°F | 2.0″ | — | 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