Cold semi-arid
Thousand Oaks, California
Ventura County, California · Population 126k · 899 ft elevation
Living in Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks has a cold semi-arid climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Thousand Oaks is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Thousand Oaks at a glance
- Population
- 126k
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,763 hrs97th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $951k96th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,580/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $134k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.380th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 127 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 988 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,839 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 45°F | 2.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 58°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 58°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 51°F | 0.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 46°F | 0.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 41°F | 1.7″ | — | 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