Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Providence, Utah
Cache County, Utah · Population 8.7k · 4,596 ft elevation
Living in Providence
Providence has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Providence is an outdoor hub: about 36% 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.
Providence at a glance
- Population
- 8.7k
- Elevation
- 4,596 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,131 hrs79th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $478k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,416/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 178 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 924 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 36%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 36%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,199 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 14°F | 1.7″ | 13.9″ | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 17°F | 1.4″ | 8.3″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 3.9″ | 236 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 33°F | 1.9″ | 2.5″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 41°F | 2.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 48°F | 1.1″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 396 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 53°F | 0.6″ | — | 359 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 44°F | 1.3″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 33°F | 1.6″ | 0.7″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 24°F | 1.3″ | 4.0″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 15°F | 1.4″ | 10.7″ | 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