Hot-summer Mediterranean

Oak Park, California

Ventura County, California · Population 14k · 1,099 ft elevation

Living in Oak Park

Oak Park has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Oak Park is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.

Oak Park at a glance

Population
14k
Elevation
1,099 ft
Average daily high
81°F91th percentile
Average daily low
50°F69th percentile
Annual precipitation
16″10th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,763 hrs97th percentile
Median AQI
5084th percentile
Median home value
$1M97th percentile
Median rent
$3,150/mo98th percentile
Median household income
$160k95th percentile
Property tax rate
0.84%39th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
5.6%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
7.939th percentile
Average commute
32 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
65%79th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
73%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9986th percentile
Outdoor access
9291th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
12%
Public land within 30 miles
21%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
3,478 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Oak Park, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan69°F42°F3.7″—239 hrs
Feb69°F43°F4.6″—227 hrs
Mar73°F45°F2.7″—290 hrs
Apr77°F47°F0.8″—317 hrs
May81°F52°F0.4″—364 hrs
Jun88°F56°F0.1″—387 hrs
Jul94°F60°F0.0″—408 hrs
Aug96°F60°F0.0″—395 hrs
Sep93°F58°F0.1″—342 hrs
Oct84°F52°F0.6″—304 hrs
Nov75°F45°F0.8″—258 hrs
Dec68°F41°F2.7″—233 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