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Homes in Hemet
Hemet's 35,345 homes are a mix: 53% detached houses, 18% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 6% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 38% of homes standing today; 25% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1984. 62% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby San Jacinto, 4 miles away, 24% of homes were built before 1980, so Hemet's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Hemet's homes are newer than those in 61% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Manufactured homes
23% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Replacement windows
38% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Hemet weather and your shutters
At San Jacinto, CA (4 mi away), August averages a high of 96.5°F and December a low of 39°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September.
About 120 days a year reach 90°F, 15 nights fall to freezing and 12.4 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around February and least in June.
That's more 90°F days than in 94% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 24 min on the longest day to 9 h 54 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 80° above the horizon in June and 33° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, San Jacinto, CA (temperature) and San Jacinto, CA (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65.8°F | 40.1°F | 2.7 in |
| Feb | 65.8°F | 41.7°F | 2.8 in |
| Mar | 70.2°F | 45°F | 1.7 in |
| Apr | 74.4°F | 47.9°F | 0.8 in |
| May | 80.4°F | 53.3°F | 0.5 in |
| Jun | 88.7°F | 57.6°F | 0.1 in |
| Jul | 95.1°F | 63.6°F | 0.2 in |
| Aug | 96.5°F | 64.3°F | 0.1 in |
| Sep | 91.8°F | 60.7°F | 0.3 in |
| Oct | 82.3°F | 52.7°F | 0.5 in |
| Nov | 72.7°F | 44.4°F | 0.8 in |
| Dec | 65°F | 39°F | 1.9 in |
Dry air
Only 12.4 inches of precipitation a year, and days and nights about 28°F apart. Dry air pulls moisture out of wood, so poplar louvers can shrink very slightly through their first dry season; that's normal for real wood.
Months of hard sun
With 120 days a year above 90°F, sun on the window is the main thing shutters do here. Closed louvers stop direct sun before it reaches the room; angled up, they still let light bounce off the ceiling. On south and west windows, white and light finishes stay cooler and show fading less than dark stains; keep stains for windows out of the afternoon sun.
Dry summers, wet winters
Barely any of the year's precipitation falls in June, July and August; most comes in the cool months. Wood takes on moisture in the wet season and gives it back in the dry one, so expect the panels to feel slightly tighter in winter than in summer. Fit them in the season you're in, and leave the hinge screws a quarter turn from tight until they've been through both.
Fitting them in Hemet
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Hemet
- San Jacinto 4 mi
- Beaumont 11 mi
- Menifee 11 mi
- Perris 14 mi
- Murrieta 16 mi
- Moreno Valley 18 mi
More about shutters in Hemet
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Hemet’s own figures.
Price your windows
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