Hot-summer continental (dry summer)

Alpine, Utah

Utah County, Utah · Population 10k · 4,961 ft elevation

Living in Alpine

Alpine has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it is a snowy place (74″ a season).

Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Alpine is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.

Alpine at a glance

Population
10k
Elevation
4,961 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
21″15th percentile
Annual snowfall
74″95th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,082 hrs75th percentile
Median AQI
4880th percentile
Median home value
$893k96th percentile
Median rent
$2,786/mo97th percentile
Median household income
$157k94th percentile
Property tax rate
0.41%4th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.5%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.3%
Unemployment rate
2.3%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
9.865th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
44%48th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
42%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9564th percentile
Outdoor access
9796th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
44%
Public land within 30 miles
29%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
4,659 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Alpine, Utah
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan39°F22°F2.5″17.4″176 hrs
Feb45°F25°F2.0″13.6″178 hrs
Mar55°F32°F2.0″9.6″235 hrs
Apr61°F37°F2.5″6.2″248 hrs
May71°F44°F2.4″0.5″297 hrs
Jun83°F52°F1.0″—363 hrs
Jul90°F59°F0.6″—376 hrs
Aug88°F58°F0.9″—341 hrs
Sep79°F49°F1.3″—293 hrs
Oct66°F39°F1.8″1.6″243 hrs
Nov51°F30°F1.6″8.0″179 hrs
Dec39°F22°F2.3″17.5″154 hrs

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology