Cold semi-arid

Bluffdale, Utah

Salt Lake County, Utah · Population 18k · 4,452 ft elevation

Living in Bluffdale

Bluffdale has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).

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

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 57, with about 16 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Bluffdale is an outdoor hub: about 27% 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.

Bluffdale at a glance

Population
18k
Elevation
4,452 ft
Average daily high
64°F39th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
13″6th percentile
Annual snowfall
26″65th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,082 hrs75th percentile
Median AQI
5795th percentile
Median home value
$652k90th percentile
Median rent
$1,864/mo83th percentile
Median household income
$123k86th percentile
Property tax rate
0.47%7th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.5%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.3%
Unemployment rate
2.9%
Homes with broadband
98%93th percentile
Walkability index
7.024th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
56%66th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
56%
Violent crime rate
191 per 100k54th percentile
Property crime rate
717 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9986th percentile
Outdoor access
9291th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
6%
Public land within 30 miles
27%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
4,528 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Bluffdale, Utah
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F19°F1.2″7.4″176 hrs
Feb44°F25°F1.1″3.6″178 hrs
Mar53°F32°F1.1″1.8″235 hrs
Apr62°F36°F1.6″1.3″248 hrs
May71°F44°F1.6″—297 hrs
Jun84°F51°F0.6″—363 hrs
Jul92°F59°F0.7″—376 hrs
Aug90°F58°F0.9″—341 hrs
Sep80°F47°F1.1″—293 hrs
Oct65°F36°F1.2″0.3″243 hrs
Nov49°F27°F0.9″3.7″179 hrs
Dec40°F20°F1.1″8.2″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