Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Ogden, Utah
Weber County, Utah · Population 87k · 4,314 ft elevation
Living in Ogden
Ogden has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (108″ 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.
Ogden is an outdoor hub: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Ogden at a glance
- Population
- 87k
- Elevation
- 4,314 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 108″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,129 hrs79th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $311k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,128/mo45th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.185th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Violent crime rate
- 445 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,627 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,806 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 28.7″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 23.1″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 2.3″ | 11.6″ | 236 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 2.5″ | 5.5″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 2.6″ | 0.2″ | 299 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 56°F | 1.5″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 65°F | 0.6″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 63°F | 0.7″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 53°F | 1.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 2.1″ | 0.9″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 1.7″ | 11.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 26.3″ | 150 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