Cold semi-arid

Filer, Idaho

Twin Falls County, Idaho · Population 2.8k · 3,766 ft elevation

Living in Filer

Filer has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).

Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 26, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Filer is an outdoor hub: about 49% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,500 ft around town.

Filer at a glance

Population
2.8k
Elevation
3,766 ft
Average daily high
62°F30th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
10″3th percentile
Annual snowfall
24″63th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,113 hrs78th percentile
Median AQI
263th percentile
Median home value
$224k40th percentile
Median rent
$1,127/mo45th percentile
Median household income
$54k20th percentile
Property tax rate
0.84%39th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.3%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.0%
Unemployment rate
1.6%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
5.36th percentile
Average commute
21 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
42%42th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
225 per 100k60th percentile
Property crime rate
290 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
4710th percentile
Outdoor access
9392th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
12%
Public land within 30 miles
49%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,461 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Filer, Idaho
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan37°F22°F1.0″7.8″163 hrs
Feb42°F25°F0.7″5.5″161 hrs
Mar53°F32°F1.2″1.9″218 hrs
Apr60°F37°F1.1″0.5″262 hrs
May69°F45°F1.4″—321 hrs
Jun78°F52°F0.7″—365 hrs
Jul89°F60°F0.2″—394 hrs
Aug87°F58°F0.3″—362 hrs
Sep77°F49°F0.4″—305 hrs
Oct63°F38°F0.9″0.5″252 hrs
Nov48°F28°F1.1″2.0″180 hrs
Dec37°F23°F1.2″6.0″130 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