Hot semi-arid
Riverside, California
Riverside County, California · Population 316k · 843 ft elevation
Living in Riverside
Riverside has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ 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 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Riverside: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,000 ft around town.
Riverside at a glance
- Population
- 316k
- Elevation
- 843 ft
- Average daily high
- 81°F91th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,879 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $542k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,812/mo81th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 535 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,180 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8887th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,020 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70°F | 43°F | 2.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 70°F | 44°F | 2.5″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 46°F | 1.6″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 50°F | 0.6″ | — | 334 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 55°F | 0.4″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 47°F | 0.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Dec | 69°F | 42°F | 1.4″ | — | 240 hrs |
Near Riverside
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology