Cold semi-arid
Boise City, Idaho
Ada County, Idaho · Population 236k · 2,674 ft elevation
Living in Boise City
Boise City has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Boise City is an outdoor hub: about 44% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.
Boise City at a glance
- Population
- 236k
- Elevation
- 2,674 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,151 hrs81th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $456k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,359/mo60th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.689th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 289 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 851 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 19%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 44%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,953 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 26°F | 1.4″ | 5.3″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 30°F | 1.0″ | 3.3″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 35°F | 1.3″ | 1.2″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 1.2″ | 0.1″ | 272 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 1.4″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 55°F | 0.8″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 53°F | 0.4″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 249 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 1.2″ | 2.0″ | 171 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 26°F | 1.5″ | 5.6″ | 125 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