Cold semi-arid
Wendell, Idaho
Gooding County, Idaho · Population 2.9k · 3,438 ft elevation
Living in Wendell
Wendell has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 13 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Wendell is an outdoor hub: about 53% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,700 ft around town.
Wendell at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 3,438 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,081 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 131th percentile
- Median home value
- $210k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $783/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.53%11th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 73%2th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.810th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 458 per 100k86th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 588 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 53%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,673 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 6.6″ | 175 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 26°F | 0.8″ | 3.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 1.1″ | 2.8″ | 220 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 1.0″ | 1.0″ | 250 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 1.3″ | 0.1″ | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 53°F | 0.6″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 396 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 359 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 39°F | 0.9″ | 0.5″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 1.0″ | 3.5″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 1.5″ | 7.1″ | 143 hrs |
Near Wendell
- Jerome, ID · 13k
- Gooding, ID · 3.7k
- Buhl, ID · 4.6k
- Filer, ID · 2.8k
- Twin Falls, ID · 53k
- Kimberly, ID · 4.9k
- Burley, ID · 12k
- Heyburn, ID · 3.7k
Largest places in Idaho
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- Meridian, ID · 125k
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- Caldwell, ID · 63k
- Pocatello, ID · 57k
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- Post Falls, ID · 42k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology