Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
Hyrum, Utah
Cache County, Utah · Population 10k · 4,705 ft elevation
Living in Hyrum
Hyrum has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hyrum is an outdoor hub: about 35% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,100 ft around town.
Hyrum at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 4,705 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,131 hrs79th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $372k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $980/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.46%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 28%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 35%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,134 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 12°F | 1.9″ | 12.5″ | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 15°F | 1.5″ | 11.7″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 26°F | 1.9″ | 5.9″ | 236 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 2.0″ | 2.5″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 40°F | 2.2″ | 0.1″ | 300 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 47°F | 1.1″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 54°F | 0.6″ | — | 396 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 359 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 43°F | 1.2″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 32°F | 1.7″ | 1.0″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 4.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 13°F | 1.7″ | 13.2″ | 150 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