Hot-summer Mediterranean
Poway, California
San Diego County, California · Population 49k · 515 ft elevation
Living in Poway
Poway has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 47°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 33 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Poway is an outdoor hub: about 20% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,300 ft around town.
Poway at a glance
- Population
- 49k
- Elevation
- 515 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,845 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $972k97th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,261/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $144k92th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 68%83th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 74%
- Violent crime rate
- 89 per 100k28th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 375 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,298 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 47°F | 2.8″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 49°F | 2.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 56°F | 0.4″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 58°F | 0.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 51°F | 1.1″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 45°F | 2.3″ | — | 241 hrs |
Near Poway
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology