Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Plain City, Utah
Weber County, Utah · Population 8.1k · 4,239 ft elevation
Living in Plain City
Plain City has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ 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.
Plain City is an outdoor hub: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Plain City at a glance
- Population
- 8.1k
- Elevation
- 4,239 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,130 hrs79th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $532k83th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,184/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $126k87th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.53%11th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 20%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,478 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 2.4″ | 12.2″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 7.5″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 1.7″ | 4.2″ | 236 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 1.9″ | 1.2″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 47°F | 2.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 55°F | 1.5″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 62°F | 0.6″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 60°F | 0.6″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 51°F | 1.3″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 39°F | 1.6″ | 0.5″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 29°F | 1.5″ | 4.1″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 8.6″ | 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