Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
Sandpoint, Idaho
Bonner County, Idaho · Population 9.2k · 2,103 ft elevation
Living in Sandpoint
Sandpoint has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it is a snowy place (62″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sandpoint is an outdoor hub: about 56% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Sandpoint at a glance
- Population
- 9.2k
- Elevation
- 2,103 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 62″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,446 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $450k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,047/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.52%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 64 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,126 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 22%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 56%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,478 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 23°F | 4.3″ | 20.9″ | 77 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 24°F | 2.9″ | 8.4″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 3.6″ | 6.5″ | 151 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 204 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 42°F | 2.7″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 48°F | 2.4″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 52°F | 1.2″ | — | 392 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 43°F | 1.4″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | — | 180 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 29°F | 4.7″ | 6.4″ | 90 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 23°F | 4.6″ | 19.3″ | 69 hrs |
Near Sandpoint
- Bonners Ferry, ID · 2.6k
- Rathdrum, ID · 10k
- Hayden, ID · 16k
- Dalton Gardens, ID · 2.5k
- Coeur d'Alene, ID · 56k
- Post Falls, ID · 42k
- St. Maries, ID · 3k
- Moscow, ID · 26k
Largest places in Idaho
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- Rexburg, ID · 40k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology