Warm-summer humid continental
East Basin, Utah
Summit County, Utah · Population 3.6k · 6,552 ft elevation
Living in East Basin
East Basin has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (153″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 57, with about 16 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
East Basin is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,500 ft around town.
East Basin at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 6,552 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 153″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,083 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5795th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,501/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $187k97th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.33%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,479 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 2.3″ | 34.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 25.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 27°F | 1.8″ | 20.9″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 32°F | 2.2″ | 15.7″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 62°F | 39°F | 2.2″ | 3.1″ | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 47°F | 1.4″ | 0.5″ | 363 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 54°F | 1.0″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 53°F | 1.4″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 44°F | 1.8″ | 0.9″ | 293 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 34°F | 2.4″ | 5.7″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 15.5″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 17°F | 2.0″ | 31.1″ | 153 hrs |
Near East Basin
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology