Cold semi-arid
Emmett, Idaho
Gem County, Idaho · Population 7.9k · 2,379 ft elevation
Living in Emmett
Emmett has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°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 good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Emmett is an outdoor hub: about 26% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.
Emmett at a glance
- Population
- 7.9k
- Elevation
- 2,379 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,949 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $299k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $854/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 330 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 330 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 27%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 26%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,117 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 1.7″ | 128 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 27°F | 1.3″ | 1.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 1.6″ | 0.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 36°F | 1.2″ | 0.1″ | 251 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 44°F | 1.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 414 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 48°F | 0.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 38°F | 0.9″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 29°F | 1.3″ | 0.5″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°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