Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Farr West, Utah
Weber County, Utah · Population 7.9k · 4,272 ft elevation
Living in Farr West
Farr West has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (108″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Farr West is an outdoor hub: about 18% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,700 ft around town.
Farr West at a glance
- Population
- 7.9k
- Elevation
- 4,272 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 108″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,130 hrs79th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $509k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $756/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $112k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Violent crime rate
- 44 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 395 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,675 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 2.4″ | 28.7″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 23.1″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 1.7″ | 11.6″ | 236 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 1.9″ | 5.5″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 47°F | 2.0″ | 0.2″ | 299 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 55°F | 1.5″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 62°F | 0.6″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 60°F | 0.6″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 51°F | 1.3″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 39°F | 1.6″ | 0.9″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 29°F | 1.5″ | 11.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 26.3″ | 150 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