Hot-summer Mediterranean
Simi Valley, California
Ventura County, California · Population 126k · 774 ft elevation
Living in Simi Valley
Simi Valley has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% 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.
Simi Valley is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,200 ft around town.
Simi Valley at a glance
- Population
- 126k
- Elevation
- 774 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,763 hrs97th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $754k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,513/mo95th percentile
- Median household income
- $118k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Violent crime rate
- 136 per 100k40th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 770 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,232 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 70°F | 44°F | 4.6″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 46°F | 2.7″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 53°F | 0.4″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 98°F | 61°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 94°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 53°F | 0.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 77°F | 46°F | 0.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 69°F | 42°F | 2.7″ | — | 232 hrs |
Near Simi Valley
- Oak Park, CA · 14k
- Moorpark, CA · 36k
- Agoura Hills, CA · 20k
- Thousand Oaks, CA · 126k
- Santa Rosa Valley, CA · 2.7k
- Westlake Village, CA · 7.8k
- Calabasas, CA · 23k
- Stevenson Ranch, CA · 21k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology