Cold semi-arid
Pocatello, Idaho
Bannock County, Idaho · Population 57k · 4,472 ft elevation
Living in Pocatello
Pocatello has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Pocatello is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Pocatello at a glance
- Population
- 57k
- Elevation
- 4,472 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,068 hrs73th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $241k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $861/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 331 per 100k75th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,431 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 27%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,395 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 1.1″ | 5.5″ | 145 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 0.9″ | 6.7″ | 160 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 1.3″ | 3.3″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 1.4″ | 1.4″ | 262 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 44°F | 1.5″ | 0.2″ | 319 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 52°F | 1.2″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 59°F | 0.6″ | — | 400 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 57°F | 0.8″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 49°F | 1.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 1.0″ | 0.6″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 29°F | 1.0″ | 2.9″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 1.2″ | 9.1″ | 119 hrs |
Near Pocatello
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology