Cold semi-arid
National City, California
San Diego County, California · Population 56k · 72 ft elevation
Living in National City
National City has a cold semi-arid climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (85% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 33 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around National City: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
National City at a glance
- Population
- 56k
- Elevation
- 72 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 56°F85th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,774 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $581k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,619/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.197th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 637 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,713 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,592 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 46°F | 1.8″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 48°F | 2.3″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 51°F | 1.4″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 53°F | 0.7″ | — | 327 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 392 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 58°F | 0.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Nov | 71°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 46°F | 1.6″ | — | 240 hrs |
Near National City
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology