Cold semi-arid
American Falls, Idaho
Power County, Idaho · Population 4.6k · 4,406 ft elevation
Living in American Falls
American Falls has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around American Falls: about 40% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
American Falls at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 4,406 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,056 hrs72th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $173k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $710/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.91%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 283 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 263 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 172th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 40%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,231 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 1.0″ | 9.4″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 21°F | 0.7″ | 7.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 29°F | 1.0″ | 3.2″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 35°F | 1.3″ | 2.5″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 43°F | 1.5″ | 0.5″ | 303 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 50°F | 1.1″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 57°F | 0.5″ | — | 392 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 47°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 37°F | 0.9″ | 1.1″ | 247 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 3.0″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 0.9″ | 7.9″ | 137 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