Warm-summer humid continental
Soda Springs, Idaho
Caribou County, Idaho · Population 3.1k · 5,781 ft elevation
Living in Soda Springs
Soda Springs has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it is a snowy place (91″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Soda Springs is an outdoor hub: about 49% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,700 ft around town.
Soda Springs at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 5,781 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 27°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 91″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,929 hrs61th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $205k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $826/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 252 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 70th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 49%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,723 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 10°F | 1.4″ | 23.3″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 12°F | 1.4″ | 19.0″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 19°F | 1.4″ | 9.2″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 27°F | 1.4″ | 4.9″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 35°F | 2.3″ | 1.3″ | 285 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 40°F | 1.2″ | 0.1″ | 349 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 46°F | 0.8″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 44°F | 1.1″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 36°F | 1.8″ | 0.1″ | 288 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 28°F | 1.1″ | 2.9″ | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 20°F | 0.8″ | 9.2″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 10°F | 1.2″ | 20.6″ | 124 hrs |
Near Soda Springs
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology