Warm-summer Mediterranean
San Buenaventura (Ventura), California
Ventura County, California · Population 110k · 39 ft elevation
Living in San Buenaventura (Ventura)
San Buenaventura (Ventura) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
San Buenaventura (Ventura) is an outdoor hub: about 44% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,200 ft around town.
San Buenaventura (Ventura) at a glance
- Population
- 110k
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,626 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $779k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,101/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $100k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.789th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Violent crime rate
- 351 per 100k77th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,793 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 44%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,249 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 46°F | 2.9″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 48°F | 3.3″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 49°F | 2.3″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 51°F | 0.7″ | — | 315 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 50°F | 0.7″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 47°F | 2.1″ | — | 228 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