Hot semi-arid
Winchester, California
Riverside County, California · Population 3.7k · 1,476 ft elevation
Living in Winchester
Winchester has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Winchester is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,900 ft around town.
Winchester at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 1,476 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,846 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $430k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,479/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.44%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 44 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 24%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,921 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66°F | 40°F | 2.7″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 45°F | 1.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 54°F | 0.5″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 58°F | 0.1″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 64°F | 0.2″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 65°F | 0.1″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 61°F | 0.3″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 45°F | 0.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 39°F | 1.9″ | — | 240 hrs |
Near Winchester
- Green Acres, CA · 3.2k
- Homeland, CA · 6.1k
- Hemet, CA · 91k
- Menifee, CA · 107k
- Nuevo, CA · 6.7k
- San Jacinto, CA · 55k
- East Hemet, CA · 20k
- French Valley, CA · 43k
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