Hot semi-arid
Orange, California
Orange County, California · Population 139k · 200 ft elevation
Living in Orange
Orange has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 49°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% 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.
Orange at a glance
- Population
- 139k
- Elevation
- 200 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 56°F85th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,762 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $901k96th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,252/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $117k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.795th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%56th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Violent crime rate
- 196 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 938 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,592 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 49°F | 3.2″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 52°F | 1.7″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 54°F | 0.8″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 59°F | 0.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 53°F | 0.8″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 48°F | 2.2″ | — | 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