Cold desert
Silver Lakes, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 5.8k · 2,474 ft elevation
Living in Silver Lakes
Silver Lakes has a cold desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 99°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 6″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Silver Lakes is an outdoor hub: about 50% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,900 ft around town.
Silver Lakes at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 2,474 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 6″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,880 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $346k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,585/mo71th percentile
- Median household income
- $112k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Average commute
- 40 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 66%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 50%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,936 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 35°F | 1.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 37°F | 1.3″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 46°F | 0.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Jun | 93°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Jul | 99°F | 66°F | 0.2″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Aug | 98°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 39°F | 0.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 34°F | 0.9″ | — | 239 hrs |
Near Silver Lakes
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Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology