Cold semi-arid
Riverton, Utah
Salt Lake County, Utah · Population 45k · 4,452 ft elevation
Living in Riverton
Riverton has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 57, with about 16 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Riverton is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Riverton at a glance
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- 4,452 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,082 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5795th percentile
- Median home value
- $544k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,826/mo81th percentile
- Median household income
- $119k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.689th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Violent crime rate
- 62 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 716 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,528 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 19°F | 1.2″ | 7.4″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 1.1″ | 3.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 1.1″ | 1.8″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 36°F | 1.6″ | 1.3″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 44°F | 1.6″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 59°F | 0.7″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 58°F | 0.9″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 47°F | 1.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 36°F | 1.2″ | 0.3″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 27°F | 0.9″ | 3.7″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 20°F | 1.1″ | 8.2″ | 153 hrs |
Near Riverton
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology