Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Parowan, Utah
Iron County, Utah · Population 3.1k · 6,020 ft elevation
Living in Parowan
Parowan has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Parowan is an outdoor hub: about 66% 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.
Parowan at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 6,020 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,367 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $300k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $997/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.41%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 57%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 66%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,167 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 10.3″ | 205 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 12.8″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 29°F | 1.8″ | 9.2″ | 263 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 34°F | 1.6″ | 3.0″ | 292 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 41°F | 1.4″ | 0.7″ | 338 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 57°F | 1.6″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 57°F | 1.3″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 49°F | 1.1″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 38°F | 1.7″ | 1.8″ | 276 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 29°F | 1.2″ | 6.0″ | 221 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 10.9″ | 187 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