Hot semi-arid

North Tustin, California

Orange County, California · Population 26k · 256 ft elevation

Living in North Tustin

North Tustin has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 14″ 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 53, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around North Tustin: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,500 ft around town.

North Tustin at a glance

Population
26k
Elevation
256 ft
Average daily high
77°F81th percentile
Average daily low
52°F76th percentile
Annual precipitation
14″8th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,878 hrs99th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$1.2M98th percentile
Median rent
$2,397/mo94th percentile
Median household income
$186k97th percentile
Property tax rate
0.68%24th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
4.3%
Homes with broadband
98%93th percentile
Walkability index
11.173th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
54%64th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Violent crime rate
216 per 100k59th percentile
Property crime rate
1,918 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
8685th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
6%
Public land within 30 miles
14%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,526 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in North Tustin, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan68°F43°F3.1″—250 hrs
Feb69°F45°F3.4″—241 hrs
Mar72°F48°F2.1″—309 hrs
Apr74°F50°F0.8″—334 hrs
May77°F55°F0.3″—382 hrs
Jun80°F58°F0.1″—405 hrs
Jul85°F61°F0.0″—403 hrs
Aug87°F63°F0.0″—390 hrs
Sep87°F61°F0.2″—344 hrs
Oct84°F55°F0.7″—314 hrs
Nov76°F47°F1.2″—266 hrs
Dec70°F43°F2.3″—241 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