Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Eagle, Idaho
Ada County, Idaho · Population 31k · 2,999 ft elevation
Living in Eagle
Eagle has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Eagle is an outdoor hub: about 30% 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.
Eagle at a glance
- Population
- 31k
- Elevation
- 2,999 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,948 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $712k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,753/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $118k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.49%8th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 68%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 30%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,018 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 1.7″ | 128 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 1.3″ | 1.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 30°F | 1.6″ | 0.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 34°F | 1.2″ | 0.1″ | 250 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 42°F | 1.5″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 46°F | 0.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 36°F | 0.9″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 27°F | 1.3″ | 0.5″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 3.6″ | 108 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