Hot-summer humid continental
Santaquin, Utah
Utah County, Utah · Population 15k · 4,984 ft elevation
Living in Santaquin
Santaquin has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ 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.
Santaquin is an outdoor hub: about 51% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Santaquin at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 4,984 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,081 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $435k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,165/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.48%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%
- Violent crime rate
- 107 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 177 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 39%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 51%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,003 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 13.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 13.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 1.9″ | 6.9″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 2.2″ | 3.3″ | 247 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 1.9″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 54°F | 0.9″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 63°F | 0.7″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 61°F | 0.8″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 51°F | 1.2″ | 0.1″ | 293 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 39°F | 1.8″ | 0.8″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 29°F | 1.5″ | 5.6″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 11.7″ | 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