Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Erda, Utah
Tooele County, Utah · Population 3.3k · 4,354 ft elevation
Living in Erda
Erda has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it is a snowy place (75″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Erda is an outdoor hub: about 28% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
Erda at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 4,354 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 75″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,155 hrs81th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $601k87th percentile
- Median household income
- $153k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 100%99th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 28%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,445 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 1.5″ | 14.0″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 14.6″ | 175 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 34°F | 2.2″ | 11.1″ | 236 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 2.3″ | 5.9″ | 269 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 2.4″ | 0.4″ | 320 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 57°F | 1.1″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 66°F | 0.8″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 65°F | 0.7″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 54°F | 1.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 1.5″ | 1.9″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 1.6″ | 10.2″ | 190 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 23°F | 1.7″ | 17.2″ | 147 hrs |
Near Erda
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology