Cold semi-arid
Jerome, Idaho
Jerome County, Idaho · Population 13k · 3,770 ft elevation
Living in Jerome
Jerome has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 13 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Jerome is an outdoor hub: about 46% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,300 ft around town.
Jerome at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 3,770 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,113 hrs78th percentile
- Median AQI
- 131th percentile
- Median home value
- $215k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $900/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%
- Violent crime rate
- 356 per 100k77th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 414 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 46%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 22°F | 1.4″ | 7.8″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 25°F | 0.8″ | 5.5″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 1.9″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 1.0″ | 0.5″ | 262 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 44°F | 1.3″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 48°F | 0.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 0.9″ | 0.5″ | 252 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 28°F | 1.0″ | 2.0″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 22°F | 1.5″ | 6.0″ | 130 hrs |
Near Jerome
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology