Hot semi-arid
Walnut, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 28k · 568 ft elevation
Living in Walnut
Walnut has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and mild winters (January lows around 45°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Walnut is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,100 ft around town.
Walnut at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 568 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,762 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $973k97th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,120/mo98th percentile
- Median household income
- $134k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 73%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 76%
- Violent crime rate
- 96 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,164 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,070 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69°F | 45°F | 2.9″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 69°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 48°F | 2.1″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 51°F | 1.0″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 64°F | 0.0″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 55°F | 1.0″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 48°F | 0.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 68°F | 43°F | 2.3″ | — | 233 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