Warm-summer humid continental
Preston, Idaho
Franklin County, Idaho · Population 5.8k · 4,718 ft elevation
Living in Preston
Preston has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 21 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Preston is an outdoor hub: about 37% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.
Preston at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 4,718 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,927 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 212th percentile
- Median home value
- $281k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $794/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 63 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 365 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 80th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,904 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 15°F | 1.7″ | 13.5″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 10.8″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 27°F | 1.5″ | 5.1″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 33°F | 1.9″ | 3.0″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 40°F | 2.2″ | 0.2″ | 284 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 47°F | 1.2″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 54°F | 0.7″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 52°F | 0.8″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 43°F | 1.5″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 33°F | 1.6″ | 0.8″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 24°F | 1.2″ | 4.9″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 14.1″ | 125 hrs |
Near Preston
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology