Hot-summer continental (dry summer)
Sunset, Utah
Davis County, Utah · Population 5.6k · 4,521 ft elevation
Living in Sunset
Sunset has a hot-summer continental (dry summer) climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sunset is an outdoor hub: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Sunset at a glance
- Population
- 5.6k
- Elevation
- 4,521 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,129 hrs79th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $297k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,166/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.55%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.293th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%59th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Violent crime rate
- 19 per 100k5th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 729 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,543 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 3.9″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 4.1″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 33°F | 1.7″ | 1.7″ | 236 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 2.0″ | 0.1″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 2.2″ | 0.2″ | 299 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 55°F | 1.1″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 65°F | 0.3″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 63°F | 0.7″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 1.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 1.7″ | 0.2″ | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 1.2″ | 1.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 1.3″ | 11.3″ | 151 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