Cold desert
Victorville, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 136k · 2,736 ft elevation
Living in Victorville
Victorville has a cold desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 98°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 6″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% 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.
Victorville is an outdoor hub: about 49% 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.
Victorville at a glance
- Population
- 136k
- Elevation
- 2,736 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 6″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,880 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $343k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,568/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.475th percentile
- Average commute
- 41 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%
- Violent crime rate
- 740 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,286 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 49%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,364 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 34°F | 1.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 36°F | 1.3″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 45°F | 0.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Jun | 92°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jul | 98°F | 65°F | 0.2″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Aug | 98°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 58°F | 0.2″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 48°F | 0.3″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 38°F | 0.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 33°F | 0.9″ | — | 239 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