Hot-summer Mediterranean

Westlake Village, California

Los Angeles County, California · Population 7.8k · 938 ft elevation

Living in Westlake Village

Westlake Village has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Westlake Village is an outdoor hub: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.

Westlake Village at a glance

Population
7.8k
Elevation
938 ft
Average daily high
81°F91th percentile
Average daily low
50°F69th percentile
Annual precipitation
16″10th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,763 hrs97th percentile
Median AQI
7498th percentile
Median home value
$1.2M98th percentile
Median rent
$3,501/mo99th percentile
Median household income
$174k96th percentile
Property tax rate
0.69%25th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
13.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.8%
Unemployment rate
3.4%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
9.461th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
65%79th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
73%
Violent crime rate
133 per 100k40th percentile
Property crime rate
1,601 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
9089th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
16%
Public land within 30 miles
15%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,986 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Westlake Village, California
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan69°F43°F3.7″—239 hrs
Feb70°F43°F4.6″—227 hrs
Mar74°F45°F2.7″—290 hrs
Apr78°F48°F0.8″—317 hrs
May82°F52°F0.4″—364 hrs
Jun88°F56°F0.1″—387 hrs
Jul95°F60°F0.0″—408 hrs
Aug97°F60°F0.0″—395 hrs
Sep93°F58°F0.1″—342 hrs
Oct85°F52°F0.6″—304 hrs
Nov76°F46°F0.8″—258 hrs
Dec68°F42°F2.7″—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