Hot-summer Mediterranean
South Pasadena, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 26k · 663 ft elevation
Living in South Pasadena
South Pasadena has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ 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.
South Pasadena is an outdoor hub: about 28% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,300 ft around town.
South Pasadena at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 663 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,763 hrs97th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.5M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,218/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $128k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.192th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 80%92th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 84%
- Violent crime rate
- 288 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,959 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 28%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,315 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 46°F | 4.5″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 70°F | 47°F | 5.2″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 49°F | 3.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 51°F | 1.1″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 59°F | 0.2″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 57°F | 0.8″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 50°F | 1.1″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 45°F | 3.3″ | — | 233 hrs |
Near South Pasadena
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology