Hot semi-arid
Perris, California
Riverside County, California · Population 79k · 1,460 ft elevation
Living in Perris
Perris has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ 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 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Perris is an outdoor hub: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,200 ft around town.
Perris at a glance
- Population
- 79k
- Elevation
- 1,460 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,878 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $432k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,791/mo80th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.576th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 271 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,821 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,167 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 45°F | 1.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | 0.2″ | 334 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 64°F | 0.2″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 45°F | 0.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 40°F | 2.0″ | — | 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