Hot semi-arid
Whittier, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 86k · 384 ft elevation
Living in Whittier
Whittier has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 46°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Whittier: about 23% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,200 ft around town.
Whittier at a glance
- Population
- 86k
- Elevation
- 384 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 55°F83th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,762 hrs96th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $752k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,829/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.185th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Violent crime rate
- 395 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,977 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,151 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 46°F | 2.9″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 47°F | 3.0″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 51°F | 1.7″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 53°F | 0.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 62°F | 0.1″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 0.0″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 66°F | 0.0″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 57°F | 0.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 50°F | 0.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Dec | 67°F | 45°F | 1.9″ | — | 233 hrs |
Near Whittier
- South Whittier, CA · 55k
- West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA · 25k
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- Santa Fe Springs, CA · 19k
- East Whittier, CA · 10k
- La Habra Heights, CA · 5.5k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology