Murrieta is a city in South Western Riverside County, California, United States. The population of Murrieta is currently at 104,349. Murrieta experienced a 133.6% population increase between 2000 and 2010 according to the most recent census, making Murrieta one of the fastest growing cities in the state. Largely residential in character, Murrieta is considered a commuter town, with many of its residents commuting to jobs in San Diego County, Orange County, the more commercialized neighboring city of Temecula to the south , and Camp Pendleton. Murrieta is distinct from Rancho Murieta, an unincorporated community in Northern California, near Sacramento. It was founded by Esequial Murrieta, unrelated to Southern California bandit Joaquin Murrieta. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.4 square miles (73.6 km²), of which, 28.4 square miles (73.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water. Murrieta has a Mediterranean climate or Dry-Summer Subtropical (Köppen climate classification Csa). Murrieta has plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and 35 days with measurable precipitation annually. Murrieta averages 15 inches (385 mm) of precipitation annually, which mainly occurs during the winter and spring (November through April) with generally light rain showers, but sometimes heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. Snowfall is extremely rare in the city basin, but the nearby mountains slopes typically receive snowfall every winter.

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