Cold desert
Yucca Valley, California
San Bernardino County, California · Population 22k · 3,369 ft elevation
Living in Yucca Valley
Yucca Valley has a cold desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 37°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 6″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 77, with about 110 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Yucca Valley is an outdoor hub: about 55% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 7,000 ft around town.
Yucca Valley at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 3,369 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 6″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,931 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7799th percentile
- Median home value
- $321k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,341/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 72%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 55%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,988 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 37°F | 1.4″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 38°F | 1.2″ | 0.7″ | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 40°F | 0.8″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 46°F | 0.3″ | — | 350 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 52°F | 0.1″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 59°F | 0.0″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 65°F | 0.5″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 67°F | 0.2″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 50°F | 0.6″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 40°F | 0.3″ | 0.1″ | 269 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 34°F | 0.9″ | 0.9″ | 244 hrs |
Near Yucca Valley
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology