Lake Arrowhead has a unique climate for Southern California as it has four distinct seasons.
In the summer it is about 20 degrees cooler than the Valley floor with summer highs generally in the 80’s. In the winter, night time temperatures regularly dip below freezing but are usually above freezing by 9 A.M. with an average winter high in the 50’s.
Average rainfall is 40 inches a year which is 3 to 4 times the typical rainfall in Southern California. Average snowfall is 80 inches a year starting in late November and ending in March.
Lake Statistics
Length of Lake 2.2 miles
Length of Shoreline 14 miles
Volume of the Lake 47,418 acrefeet
Surface when Full 782 acres
Deepest Point 185 feet
Number of Gallons 15.8 billion
Full Lake Level 5106. 70 feet (elevation at sea level)
Almost all of the private land surrounding Lake Arrowhead has been subdivided into residential lots. About 10,000 lots are in Arrowhead Woods where property ownership carries with it the right to use Lake Arrowhead.
Most lots have been improved with residences ranging from modest cabins to some of the most expensive homes in the world. 4,200 of these homes are occupied full time by the permanent population of nearly 13,000. The 6,000 second homes are used on weekends, holidays and in the summer. On a summer holiday weekend, the population swells to forty thousand.
The permanent population is growing rapidly from 6,300 in 1980, 11,960 in 1990, 12,982 in 2000, and 12,424 in the 2010 census. Ultimate build-out population is projected to be about 33,500.
Full time residents occupy about 53% of the homes with part time residents and vacation rentals being the remainder.