Hot-summer humid continental
Elk Ridge, Utah
Utah County, Utah · Population 4.8k · 5,364 ft elevation
Living in Elk Ridge
Elk Ridge has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% 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.
Elk Ridge is an outdoor hub: about 52% 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.
Elk Ridge at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 5,364 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,081 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $565k85th percentile
- Median household income
- $139k90th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.49%8th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.374th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 41%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 52%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,298 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 19°F | 1.8″ | 13.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 1.6″ | 13.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 30°F | 1.9″ | 6.9″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 2.2″ | 3.3″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 44°F | 1.9″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 53°F | 0.9″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 62°F | 0.7″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 60°F | 0.8″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 50°F | 1.2″ | 0.1″ | 293 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 1.8″ | 0.8″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 28°F | 1.5″ | 5.6″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 19°F | 1.9″ | 11.7″ | 154 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