Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Morgan, Utah
Morgan County, Utah · Population 4.3k · 5,079 ft elevation
Living in Morgan
Morgan has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Morgan is an outdoor hub: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,100 ft around town.
Morgan at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 5,079 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,129 hrs79th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $463k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,258/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $114k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 30th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,068 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 14°F | 1.8″ | 17.0″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 17°F | 1.4″ | 10.6″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 6.7″ | 236 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 31°F | 1.7″ | 2.3″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 39°F | 1.8″ | 0.2″ | 299 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 45°F | 1.2″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 51°F | 0.7″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 42°F | 1.3″ | 0.2″ | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 31°F | 1.4″ | 0.6″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 22°F | 1.6″ | 5.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 14°F | 1.8″ | 11.9″ | 151 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