Hot-summer Mediterranean
Oak View, California
Ventura County, California · Population 6k · 538 ft elevation
Living in Oak View
Oak View has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oak View is an outdoor hub: about 58% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,700 ft around town.
Oak View at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 538 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,626 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $709k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,463/mo95th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.877th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 36%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 58%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,709 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 35°F | 5.1″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 37°F | 5.2″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 39°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 280 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 42°F | 1.1″ | — | 315 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 47°F | 0.5″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 50°F | 0.1″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 54°F | 0.0″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 46°F | 0.8″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 38°F | 1.3″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | — | 227 hrs |
Near Oak View
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- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology