Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Highland, Utah
Utah County, Utah · Population 20k · 4,882 ft elevation
Living in Highland
Highland has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it is a snowy place (74″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% 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.
Highland 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 4,600 ft around town.
Highland at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 4,882 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 74″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,082 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $847k95th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,100/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $179k96th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.40%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,560 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 17.4″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 13.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 2.0″ | 9.6″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 2.5″ | 6.2″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 52°F | 1.0″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 59°F | 0.6″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 58°F | 0.9″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 50°F | 1.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 40°F | 1.8″ | 1.6″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 30°F | 1.6″ | 8.0″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 17.5″ | 154 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