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El Monte, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 115,708.

Flood zone: it depends on the exact parcel

There is no such thing as a flood zone for a whole city. Two houses on the same street can sit in different zones, and it is the single fact here that changes most over a short distance. So this page does not guess one.

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Earthquake hazard very-high

Design category D

Very high seismic hazard — at or near a major active fault. Very strong ground shaking is likely and the most stringent seismic-design provisions apply. A site-specific ground-motion study is typically required. The ASCE 7 Seismic Design Category here is D. (Short-period design value Ss ≈ 1.83 g — the standard headline measure of ground-shaking hazard.)

USGS Seismic Design Web Services (ASCE 7), assuming Site Class D — stiff or unknown soil. Real soil conditions can move the category either way.

Typical weather

87.6° in August, 45.3° in December

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Any individual year can differ substantially.

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan68.6°46.1°3.56"0"
Feb68.2°47.1°4.22"0"
Mar70.9°50.5°2.53"0"
Apr73.8°52.7°0.61"0"
May75.6°57.6°0.48"0"
Jun80.8°61.5°0.13"0"
Jul85.5°65.2°0.04"0"
Aug87.6°65.5°0"0"
Sep86.7°63.6°0.13"0"
Oct80.7°57.4°0.61"0"
Nov74°50.6°0.92"0"
Dec67.8°45.3°2.44"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station SAN GABRIEL FIRE DEPT, CA US, 3.3 mi away.

Growing season zone 10b

365 frost-free days

Last spring frost around n/a, first fall frost around n/a. Roughly half of years see frost outside that window.

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 frost normals.

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