Hot semi-arid
San Fernando, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 24k · 1,073 ft elevation
Living in San Fernando
San Fernando has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
San Fernando is an outdoor hub: about 32% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
San Fernando at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 1,073 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,763 hrs97th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $631k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,690/mo76th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.63%19th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.996th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%63th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 376 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,053 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 32%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,495 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 49°F | 2.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 51°F | 0.7″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 0.4″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 55°F | 0.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 74°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 45°F | 2.3″ | — | 232 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