Cold semi-arid
Weiser, Idaho
Washington County, Idaho · Population 5.8k · 2,136 ft elevation
Living in Weiser
Weiser has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Weiser 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 2,600 ft around town.
Weiser at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 2,136 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,951 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $196k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $908/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 225 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 96 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,625 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 22°F | 2.0″ | 6.1″ | 127 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 26°F | 1.3″ | 2.3″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 33°F | 1.2″ | 0.5″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 38°F | 1.1″ | — | 251 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 47°F | 1.3″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 53°F | 1.0″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 61°F | 0.3″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 59°F | 0.3″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 38°F | 0.8″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 28°F | 1.3″ | 1.1″ | 148 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 5.4″ | 108 hrs |
Near Weiser
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology