Cold desert
Phelan, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 18k · 4,134 ft elevation
Living in Phelan
Phelan has a cold desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Phelan is an outdoor hub: about 43% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,100 ft around town.
Phelan at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 4,134 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,879 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $357k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,623/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 48 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 18%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 43%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,085 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 28°F | 0.9″ | 0.6″ | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 0.2″ | 240 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 36°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 39°F | 0.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 47°F | 0.2″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 42°F | 0.4″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 34°F | 0.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 27°F | 1.0″ | 0.2″ | 239 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