Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Salem, Utah
Utah County, Utah · Population 9.9k · 4,610 ft elevation
Living in Salem
Salem has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it is a snowy place (66″ 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.
Salem is an outdoor hub: about 52% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,300 ft around town.
Salem at a glance
- Population
- 9.9k
- Elevation
- 4,610 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 66″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,081 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $547k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,691/mo76th percentile
- Median household income
- $108k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.46%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 36%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 52%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,265 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 17.3″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 14.1″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 33°F | 2.2″ | 6.8″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 38°F | 2.5″ | 4.2″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 46°F | 2.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 54°F | 1.0″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 62°F | 0.6″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 60°F | 0.7″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 51°F | 1.4″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 1.8″ | 0.5″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 1.8″ | 7.4″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 15.7″ | 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