Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Brigham City, Utah
Box Elder County, Utah · Population 20k · 4,442 ft elevation
Living in Brigham City
Brigham City has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Brigham City is an outdoor hub: about 22% 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.
Brigham City at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 4,442 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,130 hrs79th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $322k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $949/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.53%11th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.192th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%
- Violent crime rate
- 122 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 664 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 30%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,576 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 17°F | 1.5″ | 12.2″ | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 1.2″ | 7.5″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 30°F | 1.5″ | 4.2″ | 236 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 35°F | 1.7″ | 1.2″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 43°F | 2.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 50°F | 1.1″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 57°F | 0.4″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 55°F | 0.6″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 46°F | 1.3″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 35°F | 1.6″ | 0.5″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 26°F | 1.1″ | 4.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 19°F | 1.4″ | 8.6″ | 150 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