Cold semi-arid
Shelley, Idaho
Bingham County, Idaho · Population 5k · 4,626 ft elevation
Living in Shelley
Shelley has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Shelley is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
Shelley at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 4,626 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,852 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $267k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,212/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.48%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 186 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 521 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,133 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 12°F | 0.7″ | 6.0″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 16°F | 0.6″ | 2.2″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 26°F | 0.8″ | 0.3″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 32°F | 1.0″ | 0.7″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 39°F | 1.6″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 45°F | 1.1″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 31°F | 0.9″ | 0.8″ | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 22°F | 0.7″ | 1.4″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 14°F | 0.8″ | 3.3″ | 112 hrs |
Near Shelley
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology