Warm-summer humid continental
Beaver, Utah
Beaver County, Utah · Population 3.6k · 5,915 ft elevation
Living in Beaver
Beaver has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (121″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Beaver is an outdoor hub: about 80% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Beaver at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 5,915 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 121″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,299 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $296k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,101/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.38%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 101th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 74%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 80%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,462 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 20°F | 1.9″ | 22.3″ | 210 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 23.7″ | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 27°F | 2.1″ | 19.6″ | 254 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 32°F | 2.2″ | 14.9″ | 278 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 40°F | 1.9″ | 3.7″ | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | 0.9″ | 377 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 56°F | 2.0″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 56°F | 1.6″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 48°F | 1.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 37°F | 1.7″ | 5.4″ | 271 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 28°F | 1.3″ | 11.2″ | 215 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 20°F | 1.7″ | 18.8″ | 188 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