Cold semi-arid
Moab, Utah
Grand County, Utah · Population 5.3k · 4,045 ft elevation
Living in Moab
Moab has a cold semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 99°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Moab is an outdoor hub: about 93% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,200 ft around town.
Moab at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 4,045 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,460 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $479k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $945/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.41%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 691 per 100k94th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,593 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 101th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 88%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 93%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,232 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 21°F | 0.7″ | 1.7″ | 206 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 27°F | 0.7″ | 1.4″ | 200 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 36°F | 0.7″ | 0.2″ | 276 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 43°F | 0.8″ | — | 304 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 51°F | 0.8″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 59°F | 0.3″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Jul | 99°F | 66°F | 0.9″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Aug | 96°F | 64°F | 0.9″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 55°F | 0.9″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 42°F | 1.0″ | 0.1″ | 279 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 30°F | 0.7″ | 1.0″ | 231 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 22°F | 0.8″ | 4.9″ | 194 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