Warm-summer humid continental
Rigby, Idaho
Jefferson County, Idaho · Population 5.3k · 4,859 ft elevation
Living in Rigby
Rigby has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Rigby 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 2,100 ft around town.
Rigby at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 4,859 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,853 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $267k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,035/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Violent crime rate
- 137 per 100k41th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 941 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 36%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,100 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 1.3″ | 9.6″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 0.8″ | 5.2″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 1.1″ | 5.5″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 33°F | 1.4″ | 3.8″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 42°F | 1.8″ | 0.5″ | 288 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 48°F | 1.3″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 55°F | 0.6″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 54°F | 0.8″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 46°F | 1.1″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 35°F | 1.2″ | 2.2″ | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 25°F | 0.8″ | 4.5″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 16°F | 1.3″ | 9.5″ | 111 hrs |
Near Rigby
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology