Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
Moscow, Idaho
Latah County, Idaho · Population 26k · 2,585 ft elevation
Living in Moscow
Moscow has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Moscow at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 2,585 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 51″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,773 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $352k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $902/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 37 per 100k10th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,123 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 335th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,133 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 3.3″ | 14.5″ | 114 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 8.6″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 3.0″ | 4.9″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 32°F | 2.8″ | 1.0″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 38°F | 2.6″ | 0.2″ | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 42°F | 1.7″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 46°F | 0.7″ | — | 417 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 45°F | 0.7″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 40°F | 1.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 33°F | 2.4″ | 0.2″ | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 3.5″ | 6.0″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 15.5″ | 94 hrs |
Near Moscow
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology