Hot-summer Mediterranean
Ramona, California
San Diego County, California · Population 23k · 1,434 ft elevation
Living in Ramona
Ramona has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ 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.
Ramona is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.
Ramona at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 1,434 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,845 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $705k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,797/mo80th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.670th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 22%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,724 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 36°F | 3.1″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 40°F | 2.3″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 43°F | 1.0″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 55°F | 0.1″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 48°F | 0.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 40°F | 1.1″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 36°F | 2.1″ | — | 241 hrs |
Near Ramona
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Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology