Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:56 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:45 am – 5:03 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 31°F, lows 19°F34 in of rain a year, on about 98 dayswettest month December45 in of snow a year, on about 23 days2 days above 90°F, 168 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sundance station, 5 mi away; rain from Cascade Mountain; snow from Provo Byu
Parks and public landsUinta National Forestnational forest · within reach · 807,839 acresCanyon Glen Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 56 acresTimpanogos State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 2,350 acresPalisade Parkpark · 4.5 miDeer Creek State Parkstate park · 7.5 mi · 4,470 acresTimpanogos Cave National Monumentnational monument · 10.6 mi · 250 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 18 Mar 202040 mi away, near Magna, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 14 Feb 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighUtah County, UT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025206 of 365 days measured158 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 109main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Utah County monitors, UT
Drinking waterProvo Cityserves 116,288 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,419 ft2,566 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAspen Grove Behavioral Hospital4.6 miPost officeMountain Shadows Post Office5.9 miTown hallCity of Orem City Hall6.3 miPoliceBrigham Young University Police Department6.1 miFire stationNorth Fork Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBrigham Young University6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportProvo Municipal Airport PVU10 miMajor airportSalt Lake City International Airport SLC39 miInterstateI-157.8 miUS highwayUS 1892.2 miAmtrakProvo, UT PRO7.9 miRailProvo Central StationUtah Transit Authority (UTA)7.8 miCoachProvo Intermodal HubGreyhound7.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 84605 ZIP area.
