Hot semi-arid
Pomona, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 148k · 866 ft elevation
Living in Pomona
Pomona has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ 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 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Pomona is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,000 ft around town.
Pomona at a glance
- Population
- 148k
- Elevation
- 866 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,879 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $570k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,738/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.63%19th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.185th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%
- Violent crime rate
- 645 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,272 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,004 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 45°F | 4.2″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 47°F | 2.1″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 50°F | 1.0″ | — | 334 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 54°F | 1.0″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 47°F | 0.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 42°F | 2.3″ | — | 240 hrs |
Near Pomona
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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