Hot semi-arid

Tustin, California

Orange County, California · Population 79k · 151 ft elevation

Living in Tustin

Tustin has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 49°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (7 days a year).

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Tustin: about 13% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,500 ft around town.

Tustin at a glance

Population
79k
Elevation
151 ft
Average daily high
76°F78th percentile
Average daily low
56°F85th percentile
Annual precipitation
13″6th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,585 hrs92th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$891k96th percentile
Median rent
$2,340/mo93th percentile
Median household income
$108k79th percentile
Property tax rate
0.72%28th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
5.4%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
13.487th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
54%64th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Violent crime rate
216 per 100k59th percentile
Property crime rate
1,918 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
8382th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
13%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,461 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Tustin, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan69°F49°F2.9″—246 hrs
Feb69°F49°F3.2″—233 hrs
Mar71°F52°F1.7″—291 hrs
Apr73°F54°F0.8″—310 hrs
May75°F58°F0.3″—328 hrs
Jun78°F61°F0.1″—336 hrs
Jul82°F65°F0.0″—372 hrs
Aug85°F65°F0.0″—369 hrs
Sep84°F64°F0.1″—322 hrs
Oct79°F59°F0.5″—288 hrs
Nov74°F53°F0.8″—255 hrs
Dec68°F48°F2.2″—235 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