Warm-summer humid continental
Gunnison, Utah
Sanpete County, Utah · Population 3.5k · 5,141 ft elevation
Living in Gunnison
Gunnison has a warm-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% 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.
Gunnison is an outdoor hub: about 67% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.
Gunnison at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 5,141 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 53″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,149 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $248k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,049/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.55%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 397th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 53%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 67%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,724 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 15°F | 1.0″ | 10.3″ | 199 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 22°F | 1.0″ | 10.4″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 27°F | 1.2″ | 5.9″ | 243 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 31°F | 1.2″ | 4.6″ | 251 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 38°F | 1.6″ | 0.7″ | 306 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 51°F | 1.0″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 51°F | 1.1″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 42°F | 1.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 31°F | 1.4″ | 1.1″ | 257 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 22°F | 1.0″ | 6.6″ | 199 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 14°F | 1.2″ | 13.3″ | 174 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