Cold semi-arid
Helper, Utah
Carbon County, Utah · Population 2.7k · 5,833 ft elevation
Living in Helper
Helper has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Helper is an outdoor hub: about 62% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.
Helper at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 5,833 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,284 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $208k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $843/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 282 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,270 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 90th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 53%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 62%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,904 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 16°F | 0.7″ | 3.6″ | 199 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 0.7″ | 1.9″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 29°F | 0.6″ | 0.3″ | 261 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 35°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 285 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 53°F | 0.7″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 60°F | 0.5″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 58°F | 0.7″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 49°F | 1.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 1.0″ | 0.2″ | 269 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 26°F | 0.4″ | 1.4″ | 223 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 1.2″ | 184 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