Temperatures are still modest in the winter with typical highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. The spring months usually bring quite a bit of sunshine, with night and morning low clouds and fog beginning to reappear. Though many rank its climate among the nation's best, Ventura County has it's share of surging floods, searing heat, howling winds, blinding fogs and bone-chilling cold. Ventura County is not known for snow, but more than 20 inches of powder falls annually on 9,000 foot Mt. Pinos. Ventura County's mountains, valleys and seashore give it six distinct microclimates.
County has hundreds of health practitioners, ranging from acupuncturists to specialists in urology.
There are eight hospitals in the county. The closest to the Oxnard office is St. John's Regional Medical Center. Ventura County has 183 public schools operated by 20 school districts. A number of private and parochial schools are also located in the area. The University of California at Santa Barbara also operates a satellite campus in Ventura.