Cold semi-arid
Cedar City, Utah
Iron County, Utah · Population 37k · 5,853 ft elevation
Living in Cedar City
Cedar City has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it is a snowy place (60″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% 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.
Cedar City is an outdoor hub: about 61% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,300 ft around town.
Cedar City at a glance
- Population
- 37k
- Elevation
- 5,853 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 60″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,540 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $348k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,008/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.43%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 130 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 524 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 26%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 61%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,265 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 23°F | 0.8″ | 9.5″ | 215 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 1.1″ | 10.6″ | 205 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 31°F | 1.4″ | 12.3″ | 275 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 36°F | 1.2″ | 5.6″ | 308 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 1.0″ | 1.4″ | 363 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 400 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 62°F | 1.3″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 61°F | 1.3″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 0.9″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 40°F | 1.3″ | 0.9″ | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 6.1″ | 235 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 22°F | 1.1″ | 13.2″ | 196 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