Cold semi-arid
Delta, Utah
Millard County, Utah · Population 3.7k · 4,656 ft elevation
Living in Delta
Delta has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Delta is an outdoor hub: about 73% 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.
Delta at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 4,656 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,275 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $255k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,107/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 222th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 42%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 73%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,034 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 16°F | 0.6″ | 5.5″ | 181 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 21°F | 0.6″ | 5.3″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 3.9″ | 246 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 33°F | 0.9″ | 2.2″ | 280 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 41°F | 0.9″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 49°F | 0.5″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 56°F | 0.5″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 46°F | 0.7″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 33°F | 0.9″ | 0.8″ | 267 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 23°F | 0.5″ | 3.2″ | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 15°F | 0.6″ | 4.4″ | 161 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