Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Millcreek, Utah
Salt Lake County, Utah · Population 63k · 4,780 ft elevation
Living in Millcreek
Millcreek has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ a year, and it is a snowy place (82″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 57, with about 16 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Millcreek is an outdoor hub: about 18% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Millcreek at a glance
- Population
- 63k
- Elevation
- 4,780 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 24″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 82″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,083 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5795th percentile
- Median home value
- $579k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,444/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $99k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.293th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 30%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,495 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 24°F | 2.2″ | 17.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 18.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 35°F | 2.7″ | 7.6″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 3.3″ | 5.6″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 58°F | 1.4″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 68°F | 0.6″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 67°F | 0.9″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 1.6″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 2.1″ | 1.5″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 2.1″ | 8.2″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 23.3″ | 153 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