Hot semi-arid

San Jacinto, California

Riverside County, California · Population 55k · 1,575 ft elevation

Living in San Jacinto

San Jacinto has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

San Jacinto is an outdoor hub: about 39% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,100 ft around town.

San Jacinto at a glance

Population
55k
Elevation
1,575 ft
Average daily high
79°F87th percentile
Average daily low
51°F73th percentile
Annual precipitation
12″5th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,931 hrs99th percentile
Median AQI
8099th percentile
Median home value
$392k71th percentile
Median rent
$1,633/mo73th percentile
Median household income
$78k54th percentile
Property tax rate
0.90%45th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
8.8%
Homes with broadband
91%49th percentile
Walkability index
11.978th percentile
Average commute
42 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
22%12th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
319 per 100k73th percentile
Property crime rate
1,517 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9897th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
26%
Public land within 30 miles
39%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
6,135 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in San Jacinto, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan66°F40°F2.7″—256 hrs
Feb66°F42°F2.8″—249 hrs
Mar70°F45°F1.7″—318 hrs
Apr74°F48°F0.8″—349 hrs
May80°F53°F0.5″—399 hrs
Jun89°F57°F0.1″—412 hrs
Jul95°F63°F0.2″—392 hrs
Aug96°F64°F0.1″—380 hrs
Sep92°F61°F0.3″—344 hrs
Oct82°F53°F0.5″—319 hrs
Nov73°F44°F0.8″—270 hrs
Dec65°F39°F1.9″—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