Cold semi-arid
Sun Valley, Nevada
Washoe County, Nevada · Population 23k · 4,724 ft elevation
Living in Sun Valley
Sun Valley has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sun Valley is an outdoor hub: about 44% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
Sun Valley at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 4,724 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,495 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $321k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,161/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.29%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 44%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,379 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 28°F | 1.3″ | 7.0″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 30°F | 1.0″ | 7.0″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 35°F | 0.9″ | 4.4″ | 260 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 0.5″ | 1.8″ | 300 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 351 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 62°F | 0.3″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 34°F | 0.7″ | 1.9″ | 215 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 28°F | 1.2″ | 7.4″ | 171 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