Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
Hayden, Idaho
Kootenai County, Idaho · Population 16k · 2,287 ft elevation
Living in Hayden
Hayden has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 25″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hayden is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,300 ft around town.
Hayden at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 2,287 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 25″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,443 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $446k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,676/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.43%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%56th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,297 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 26°F | 3.2″ | 8.7″ | 77 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 3.2″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 1.8″ | 151 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 1.9″ | — | 204 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 44°F | 2.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 50°F | 2.2″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 57°F | 0.7″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 56°F | 0.8″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 2.0″ | — | 180 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 31°F | 3.3″ | 1.4″ | 90 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 26°F | 3.5″ | 12.1″ | 69 hrs |
Near Hayden
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology