Cold semi-arid

Richfield, Utah

Sevier County, Utah · Population 8.2k · 5,367 ft elevation

Living in Richfield

Richfield has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).

Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 12 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Richfield is an outdoor hub: about 72% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,200 ft around town.

Richfield at a glance

Population
8.2k
Elevation
5,367 ft
Average daily high
66°F50th percentile
Average daily low
33°F3th percentile
Annual precipitation
8″1th percentile
Annual snowfall
18″56th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,148 hrs80th percentile
Median AQI
121th percentile
Median home value
$288k55th percentile
Median rent
$850/mo19th percentile
Median household income
$78k53th percentile
Property tax rate
0.55%12th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.5%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.3%
Unemployment rate
1.6%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
9.562th percentile
Average commute
13 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
38%38th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
38%
Violent crime rate
119 per 100k36th percentile
Property crime rate
2,090 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
233th percentile
Outdoor access
10099th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
71%
Public land within 30 miles
72%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
5,151 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Richfield, Utah
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan41°F17°F0.6″4.3″199 hrs
Feb47°F21°F0.5″3.4″191 hrs
Mar57°F27°F0.7″2.0″243 hrs
Apr64°F31°F0.6″0.6″251 hrs
May73°F39°F1.0″0.1″305 hrs
Jun84°F46°F0.4″—363 hrs
Jul90°F53°F0.7″—347 hrs
Aug88°F52°F0.7″—323 hrs
Sep80°F43°F0.8″—295 hrs
Oct67°F32°F0.9″0.3″257 hrs
Nov53°F23°F0.5″2.4″199 hrs
Dec41°F16°F0.6″4.7″175 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