Cold semi-arid
Blackfoot, Idaho
Bingham County, Idaho · Population 13k · 4,511 ft elevation
Living in Blackfoot
Blackfoot has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ 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 Blackfoot: about 27% 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.
Blackfoot at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 4,511 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,070 hrs73th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $226k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $798/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 327 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 744 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,165 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 1.0″ | 6.0″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 21°F | 0.7″ | 2.2″ | 159 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 0.3″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 1.4″ | 0.7″ | 263 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 50°F | 1.0″ | — | 359 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 56°F | 0.5″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 54°F | 0.6″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 46°F | 1.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 35°F | 1.1″ | 0.8″ | 242 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 26°F | 0.8″ | 1.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 18°F | 1.1″ | 3.3″ | 118 hrs |
Near Blackfoot
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology