Cold semi-arid
Saratoga Springs, Utah
Utah County, Utah · Population 44k · 4,521 ft elevation
Living in Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs 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 moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Saratoga Springs is an outdoor hub: about 35% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,400 ft around town.
Saratoga Springs at a glance
- Population
- 44k
- Elevation
- 4,521 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
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $567k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,206/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $124k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.40%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 74 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 452 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 35%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,396 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 19°F | 1.2″ | 7.4″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 1.1″ | 3.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 52°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 | 83°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 59°F | 0.7″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 58°F | 0.9″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Sep | 79°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″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 20°F | 1.1″ | 8.2″ | 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