Cold semi-arid
Kimberly, Idaho
Twin Falls County, Idaho · Population 4.9k · 3,924 ft elevation
Living in Kimberly
Kimberly has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ 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 26, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Kimberly is an outdoor hub: about 44% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.
Kimberly at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 3,924 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,112 hrs78th percentile
- Median AQI
- 263th percentile
- Median home value
- $290k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $995/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 85 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 393 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 44%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,986 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 22°F | 1.2″ | 7.8″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 0.8″ | 5.5″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 1.9″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 1.2″ | 0.5″ | 262 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 1.4″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 45°F | 0.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 36°F | 0.8″ | 0.5″ | 252 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 28°F | 1.0″ | 2.0″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 1.4″ | 6.0″ | 130 hrs |
Near Kimberly
- Twin Falls, ID · 53k
- Filer, ID · 2.8k
- Jerome, ID · 13k
- Buhl, ID · 4.6k
- Wendell, ID · 2.9k
- Burley, ID · 12k
- Heyburn, ID · 3.7k
- Gooding, ID · 3.7k
Largest places in Idaho
- Boise City, ID · 236k
- Meridian, ID · 125k
- Nampa, ID · 106k
- Idaho Falls, ID · 67k
- Caldwell, ID · 63k
- Pocatello, ID · 57k
- Coeur d'Alene, ID · 56k
- Post Falls, ID · 42k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology