Cold semi-arid
Visalia, California
Tulare County, California · Population 143k · 361 ft elevation
Living in Visalia
Visalia has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (82% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 64, with about 43 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Visalia at a glance
- Population
- 143k
- Elevation
- 361 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,702 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6496th percentile
- Median home value
- $341k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,397/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 414 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,762 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,493 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 38°F | 2.0″ | 0.1″ | 181 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 41°F | 1.6″ | — | 209 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 45°F | 1.8″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 48°F | 1.0″ | — | 320 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 55°F | 0.4″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 61°F | 0.1″ | — | 419 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 67°F | 0.0″ | — | 426 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 404 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 43°F | 1.0″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 38°F | 1.8″ | — | 182 hrs |
Near Visalia
- Goshen, CA · 4.9k
- Farmersville, CA · 10k
- Ivanhoe, CA · 4.4k
- Tulare, CA · 70k
- Exeter, CA · 10k
- Cutler, CA · 4k
- Woodlake, CA · 7.7k
- Orosi, CA · 8.7k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology