Hot desert
Salton City, California
Imperial County, California · Population 6.2k · -125 ft elevation
Living in Salton City
Salton City has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 110°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 50°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ 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 64, with about 44 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Salton City is an outdoor hub: about 38% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Salton City at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- -125 ft
- Average daily high
- 90°F100th percentile
- Average daily low
- 67°F98th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,845 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6496th percentile
- Median home value
- $190k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,295/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $37k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.08%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 17.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 38%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,806 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71°F | 50°F | 0.7″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 75°F | 54°F | 0.8″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Mar | 81°F | 60°F | 0.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 87°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 95°F | 71°F | 0.0″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 77°F | 0.0″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Jul | 110°F | 85°F | 0.3″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 110°F | 85°F | 0.4″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Sep | 104°F | 80°F | 0.3″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 92°F | 69°F | 0.3″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 80°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 70°F | 49°F | 0.5″ | — | 241 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