Cold semi-arid
Salmon, Idaho
Lemhi County, Idaho · Population 3.2k · 3,944 ft elevation
Living in Salmon
Salmon has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Salmon is an outdoor hub: about 86% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,200 ft around town.
Salmon at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 3,944 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,837 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $198k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $584/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 331 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 73%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 86%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,232 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 0.6″ | 6.7″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 16°F | 0.4″ | 3.8″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 26°F | 0.5″ | 1.2″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 32°F | 0.8″ | 0.4″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 40°F | 1.3″ | 0.1″ | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 46°F | 1.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 52°F | 0.8″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 41°F | 0.8″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 31°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 22°F | 0.7″ | 3.3″ | 155 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 0.7″ | 6.4″ | 135 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