Hot-summer Mediterranean
Provo, Utah
Utah County, Utah · Population 114k · 4,573 ft elevation
Living in Provo
Provo has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Provo is an outdoor hub: about 49% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.
Provo at a glance
- Population
- 114k
- Elevation
- 4,573 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,082 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $437k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,152/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.49%8th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.085th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 177 per 100k50th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,119 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 35%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 49%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,724 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 12.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 28°F | 1.6″ | 8.7″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 35°F | 1.6″ | 4.0″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 40°F | 1.9″ | 3.1″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 47°F | 2.0″ | 0.2″ | 296 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 55°F | 0.9″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 62°F | 0.5″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 61°F | 0.7″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 52°F | 1.2″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 41°F | 1.6″ | 0.6″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 1.4″ | 4.6″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 1.8″ | 11.2″ | 154 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