Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
St. Maries, Idaho
Benewah County, Idaho · Population 3k · 2,188 ft elevation
Living in St. Maries
St. Maries has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (56″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
St. Maries is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,500 ft around town.
St. Maries at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 2,188 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 56″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,622 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $205k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $859/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.64%20th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 278 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 992 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 202th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,461 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 24°F | 4.4″ | 16.3″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 25°F | 3.0″ | 8.6″ | 130 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 3.3″ | 5.2″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 2.3″ | 0.7″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 42°F | 2.4″ | 0.1″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 48°F | 2.1″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 52°F | 0.8″ | — | 410 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 51°F | 0.7″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 44°F | 1.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 2.4″ | 0.2″ | 195 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 30°F | 4.2″ | 6.6″ | 105 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 24°F | 4.4″ | 18.3″ | 76 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