Hot desert
Twentynine Palms, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 29k · 1,991 ft elevation
Living in Twentynine Palms
Twentynine Palms has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 104°F) and mild winters (January lows around 42°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Twentynine Palms is an outdoor hub: about 58% 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.
Twentynine Palms at a glance
- Population
- 29k
- Elevation
- 1,991 ft
- Average daily high
- 83°F94th percentile
- Average daily low
- 58°F89th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,932 hrs100th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $238k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,271/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 47%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 58%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,773 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63°F | 42°F | 0.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 44°F | 0.6″ | 0.2″ | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 81°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 350 hrs |
| May | 90°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 99°F | 71°F | 0.0″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 104°F | 77°F | 0.4″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 103°F | 76°F | 0.7″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 96°F | 69°F | 0.3″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 47°F | 0.2″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Dec | 62°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | 0.6″ | 244 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