Hot semi-arid
South San Jose Hills, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 17k · 417 ft elevation
Living in South San Jose Hills
South San Jose Hills has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 48°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around South San Jose Hills: about 28% 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.
South San Jose Hills at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 417 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 56°F85th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,762 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $540k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,840/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.393th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 28%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,102 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70°F | 48°F | 3.2″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 70°F | 49°F | 3.0″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 51°F | 1.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 58°F | 0.4″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 59°F | 0.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 52°F | 1.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 70°F | 48°F | 2.4″ | — | 233 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