Hot desert
Wasco, California
Kern County, California · Population 26k · 331 ft elevation
Living in Wasco
Wasco has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 100°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 7″ 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 70, with about 65 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wasco at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 331 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 7″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,773 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7097th percentile
- Median home value
- $252k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $991/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 336 per 100k75th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 992 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 39°F | 1.3″ | 0.2″ | 197 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 42°F | 1.2″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 46°F | 1.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 50°F | 0.6″ | — | 326 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 419 hrs |
| Jul | 100°F | 69°F | 0.0″ | — | 423 hrs |
| Aug | 99°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 402 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 44°F | 0.6″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 38°F | 1.1″ | — | 203 hrs |
Near Wasco
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Largest places in California
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology