Cold semi-arid
Vista, California
San Diego County, California · Population 99k · 335 ft elevation
Living in Vista
Vista has a cold semi-arid climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 67, with about 33 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Vista: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
Vista at a glance
- Population
- 99k
- Elevation
- 335 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 54°F81th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,585 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6796th percentile
- Median home value
- $674k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,148/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.978th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 208 per 100k57th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 550 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,379 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 46°F | 2.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 46°F | 3.1″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 49°F | 2.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 51°F | 1.0″ | — | 310 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 57°F | 0.6″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 71°F | 50°F | 1.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 45°F | 1.9″ | — | 236 hrs |
Near Vista
- Oceanside, CA · 173k
- Carlsbad, CA · 115k
- Lake San Marcos, CA · 5k
- San Marcos, CA · 94k
- Bonsall, CA · 4.3k
- Hidden Meadows, CA · 3.9k
- Camp Pendleton South, CA · 15k
- Camp Pendleton Mainside, CA · 9.8k
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