Hot-summer Mediterranean

San Diego Country Estates, California

San Diego County, California · Population 10k · 1,503 ft elevation

Living in San Diego Country Estates

San Diego Country Estates has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 14″ 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 67, with about 33 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

San Diego Country Estates is an outdoor hub: about 28% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.

San Diego Country Estates at a glance

Population
10k
Elevation
1,503 ft
Average daily high
78°F84th percentile
Average daily low
47°F57th percentile
Annual precipitation
14″8th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,845 hrs98th percentile
Median AQI
6796th percentile
Median home value
$715k92th percentile
Median rent
$2,499/mo95th percentile
Median household income
$135k90th percentile
Property tax rate
0.84%39th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
3.2%
Homes with broadband
98%93th percentile
Walkability index
4.94th percentile
Average commute
37 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
35%32th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
45%
Violent crime rate
161 per 100k47th percentile
Property crime rate
475 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9695th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
34%
Public land within 30 miles
28%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
4,659 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in San Diego Country Estates, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan67°F38°F3.1″—250 hrs
Feb68°F39°F3.5″—236 hrs
Mar69°F41°F2.7″—307 hrs
Apr73°F43°F1.1″—336 hrs
May77°F49°F0.4″—386 hrs
Jun84°F52°F0.1″—405 hrs
Jul90°F57°F0.1″—394 hrs
Aug92°F59°F0.1″—380 hrs
Sep90°F55°F0.2″—337 hrs
Oct82°F49°F0.5″—311 hrs
Nov74°F43°F1.2″—263 hrs
Dec67°F37°F1.5″—241 hrs

Near San Diego Country Estates

Largest places in California

Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology