Cold semi-arid
Blanding, Utah
San Juan County, Utah · Population 3.3k · 6,129 ft elevation
Living in Blanding
Blanding has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% 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.
Blanding is an outdoor hub: about 74% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,600 ft around town.
Blanding at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 6,129 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,497 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $225k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $869/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.64%20th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 157 per 100k46th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 472 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 274th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 79%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 74%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,609 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 1.6″ | 13.4″ | 215 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 26°F | 1.3″ | 13.5″ | 204 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 1.0″ | 7.4″ | 282 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 37°F | 0.8″ | 6.1″ | 308 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 46°F | 0.8″ | 1.1″ | 357 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | 0.1″ | 392 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 62°F | 1.1″ | — | 374 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 60°F | 1.2″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 1.3″ | 0.1″ | 309 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 1.4″ | 1.3″ | 280 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 0.9″ | 7.3″ | 238 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 22°F | 1.3″ | 13.9″ | 199 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