Warm-summer Mediterranean
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 41k · 220 ft elevation
Living in Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Palos Verdes has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°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 (74% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rancho Palos Verdes at a glance
- Population
- 41k
- Elevation
- 220 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,280 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.5M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,501/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $175k96th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.771th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 68%83th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 74%
- Violent crime rate
- 124 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 799 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 47°F | 3.7″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 49°F | 2.0″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 57°F | 0.5″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 46°F | 2.2″ | — | 231 hrs |
Near Rancho Palos Verdes
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology