Cold semi-arid
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls County, Idaho · Population 53k · 3,724 ft elevation
Living in Twin Falls
Twin Falls has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 26, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Twin Falls is an outdoor hub: about 45% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,800 ft around town.
Twin Falls at a glance
- Population
- 53k
- Elevation
- 3,724 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,113 hrs78th percentile
- Median AQI
- 263th percentile
- Median home value
- $279k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,011/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 359 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,027 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 45%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,756 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 1.0″ | 7.8″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 25°F | 0.8″ | 5.5″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 0.9″ | 1.9″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 36°F | 1.0″ | 0.5″ | 262 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 45°F | 1.2″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 52°F | 0.7″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 58°F | 0.2″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 47°F | 0.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 37°F | 0.7″ | 0.5″ | 252 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 28°F | 0.8″ | 2.0″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 22°F | 1.3″ | 6.0″ | 130 hrs |
Near Twin Falls
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology