Cold semi-arid
Kanab, Utah
Kane County, Utah · Population 5k · 4,980 ft elevation
Living in Kanab
Kanab has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (76% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Kanab is an outdoor hub: about 75% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,800 ft around town.
Kanab at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 4,980 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,379 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $379k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,135/mo45th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.45%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 184 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 404 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 54%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 75%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,822 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 5.4″ | 219 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 28°F | 1.9″ | 5.8″ | 205 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 32°F | 1.4″ | 1.8″ | 267 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 37°F | 0.9″ | 1.8″ | 295 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 44°F | 0.6″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 60°F | 1.3″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 59°F | 1.4″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 52°F | 1.6″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 41°F | 1.5″ | 0.2″ | 275 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 31°F | 1.0″ | 1.8″ | 232 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 5.3″ | 200 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