Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Richmond, Utah
Cache County, Utah · Population 3k · 4,626 ft elevation
Living in Richmond
Richmond has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it is a snowy place (62″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Richmond 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 3,900 ft around town.
Richmond at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 4,626 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 62″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,927 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $349k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $930/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $103k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.79th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 36%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,937 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 12.9″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 12.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 2.1″ | 8.9″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 2.5″ | 4.0″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | 0.5″ | 284 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 49°F | 1.4″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 55°F | 0.8″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 47°F | 1.4″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 37°F | 1.8″ | 1.3″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 27°F | 1.5″ | 6.6″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 15.4″ | 125 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