Hot-summer Mediterranean
Valley Center, California
San Diego County, California · Population 10k · 1,316 ft elevation
Living in Valley Center
Valley Center has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 33 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Valley Center 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 4,400 ft around town.
Valley Center at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 1,316 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,845 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $809k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,163/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $117k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 14%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,429 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 38°F | 3.2″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 43°F | 1.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 406 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 91°F | 56°F | 0.2″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 47°F | 0.9″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 41°F | 1.6″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 36°F | 2.5″ | — | 241 hrs |
Near Valley Center
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology