Warm-summer Mediterranean
Running Springs, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 5k · 6,122 ft elevation
Living in Running Springs
Running Springs has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Running Springs is an outdoor hub: about 45% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,500 ft around town.
Running Springs at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 6,122 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,932 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $373k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,725/mo77th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 40 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 75%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 45%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,463 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 26°F | 8.4″ | 3.0″ | 255 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 27°F | 9.9″ | 5.3″ | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 5.2″ | 6.7″ | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 2.8″ | 350 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 38°F | 1.1″ | 0.8″ | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 46°F | 0.3″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 2.1″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 2.4″ | 0.3″ | 269 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 26°F | 5.2″ | 3.5″ | 244 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology