Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Smithfield, Utah
Cache County, Utah · Population 14k · 4,603 ft elevation
Living in Smithfield
Smithfield has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it is a snowy place (62″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Smithfield 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 4,100 ft around town.
Smithfield at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 4,603 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 62″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,927 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $406k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,206/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Violent crime rate
- 39 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 111 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 31%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 35%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,101 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 1.4″ | 12.9″ | 156 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 18°F | 1.3″ | 12.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 1.7″ | 8.9″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 34°F | 2.0″ | 4.0″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 41°F | 2.1″ | 0.5″ | 284 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 47°F | 1.2″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 53°F | 0.7″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 44°F | 1.2″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 33°F | 1.5″ | 1.3″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 25°F | 1.2″ | 6.6″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 16°F | 1.1″ | 15.4″ | 125 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