Cold semi-arid
Santa Paula, California
Ventura County, California · Population 31k · 285 ft elevation
Living in Santa Paula
Santa Paula has a cold semi-arid climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ 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.
Santa Paula 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 5,500 ft around town.
Santa Paula at a glance
- Population
- 31k
- Elevation
- 285 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,626 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $559k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,698/mo76th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.676th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%
- Violent crime rate
- 346 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 652 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 44%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,545 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 45°F | 2.9″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 47°F | 2.0″ | 0.1″ | 280 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 315 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 0.0″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 48°F | 0.9″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 43°F | 1.7″ | — | 227 hrs |
Near Santa Paula
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology