Hot semi-arid
Norco, California
Riverside County, California · Population 25k · 643 ft elevation
Living in Norco
Norco has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ 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 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Norco 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 4,600 ft around town.
Norco at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 643 ft
- Average daily high
- 81°F91th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,879 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $732k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,893/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $125k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Violent crime rate
- 63 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,991 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,560 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70°F | 42°F | 2.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 70°F | 43°F | 2.7″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 46°F | 1.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 334 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Aug | 96°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 45°F | 0.6″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Dec | 69°F | 40°F | 1.7″ | — | 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