Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
McCall, Idaho
Valley County, Idaho · Population 3.8k · 5,023 ft elevation
Living in McCall
McCall has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (132″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
McCall is an outdoor hub: about 76% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,300 ft around town.
McCall at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 5,023 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 132″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,730 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $565k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $995/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Average commute
- 7 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 309 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 808 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 48%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 76%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,265 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 14°F | 2.5″ | 34.9″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 15°F | 2.3″ | 24.1″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 21°F | 2.7″ | 15.5″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 50°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 4.2″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 36°F | 2.3″ | 0.4″ | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 42°F | 2.0″ | 0.2″ | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 45°F | 0.5″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 38°F | 1.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 29°F | 1.6″ | 2.1″ | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 21°F | 2.3″ | 17.3″ | 129 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 14°F | 2.8″ | 33.5″ | 101 hrs |
Near McCall
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology