Cold semi-arid
Buhl, Idaho
Twin Falls County, Idaho · Population 4.6k · 3,780 ft elevation
Living in Buhl
Buhl has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 26, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Buhl is an outdoor hub: about 54% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,000 ft around town.
Buhl at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 3,780 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,113 hrs78th percentile
- Median AQI
- 263th percentile
- Median home value
- $193k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,265/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 166 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 520 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 54%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,034 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 22°F | 1.0″ | 5.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 3.4″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 1.2″ | 3.0″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 1.1″ | 1.1″ | 262 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 1.4″ | 0.1″ | 321 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 0.9″ | 0.6″ | 252 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 28°F | 1.1″ | 4.3″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 1.2″ | 6.0″ | 130 hrs |
Near Buhl
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology