Cold semi-arid
Palmdale, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 165k · 2,674 ft elevation
Living in Palmdale
Palmdale has a cold semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 97°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 7″ 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 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Palmdale is an outdoor hub: about 33% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.
Palmdale at a glance
- Population
- 165k
- Elevation
- 2,674 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 7″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,763 hrs97th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $435k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,736/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 42 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 483 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,721 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 33%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,937 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 35°F | 1.4″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 37°F | 1.8″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 69°F | 41°F | 1.1″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 46°F | 0.4″ | — | 318 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 97°F | 67°F | 0.2″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 50°F | 0.4″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 39°F | 0.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 34°F | 1.3″ | — | 232 hrs |
Near Palmdale
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Largest places in California
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology