Cold semi-arid
Lewiston, Idaho
Nez Perce County, Idaho · Population 34k · 1,427 ft elevation
Living in Lewiston
Lewiston has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Lewiston: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Lewiston at a glance
- Population
- 34k
- Elevation
- 1,427 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,772 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $291k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $938/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.92%46th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Violent crime rate
- 175 per 100k50th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,348 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 335th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,346 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 30°F | 1.1″ | 2.7″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 32°F | 1.0″ | 3.8″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 36°F | 1.3″ | 0.8″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 41°F | 1.4″ | — | 231 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 1.7″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 54°F | 1.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 61°F | 0.5″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 60°F | 0.5″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 1.1″ | — | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 35°F | 1.2″ | 1.3″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 30°F | 1.1″ | 4.1″ | 94 hrs |
Near Lewiston
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology