Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Orem, Utah
Utah County, Utah · Population 97k · 4,783 ft elevation
Living in Orem
Orem has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Orem is an outdoor hub: about 43% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.
Orem at a glance
- Population
- 97k
- Elevation
- 4,783 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,082 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $439k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,405/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.192th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 134 per 100k40th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,243 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 43%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,692 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 11.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 28°F | 1.6″ | 8.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 35°F | 1.6″ | 3.9″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 2.0″ | 2.8″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 2.0″ | 0.3″ | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 55°F | 0.9″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 64°F | 0.6″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 62°F | 0.8″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 53°F | 1.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 1.4″ | 0.8″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 1.2″ | 3.5″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 1.4″ | 10.3″ | 154 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