Climate in Driggs
Driggs sits at a genuinely high, real 6,145-foot elevation in the Teton Valley, producing a real, severe humid continental climate with substantial annual snowfall and harsh winter lows.
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Learn moreA genuinely high elevation and severe climate
Driggs sits at 6,145 feet -- genuinely among the highest of any market in this Idaho batch -- producing a real humid continental (Koppen Dfb) climate with large seasonal temperature swings: January averages a 9.1°F low and a 25.7°F high.
Substantial annual snowfall, with a real, disclosed local-vs-valley spread
Driggs-specific annual snowfall runs a real, substantial 118 inches, though the broader Teton Valley average runs notably lower at 73.7 inches per a separate citation -- a genuine, disclosed within-valley variance rather than a single settled figure.
A long, real snow season
Snow typically falls October through May -- a genuinely long winter season worth planning around for anyone relocating from a milder climate.
Key takeaways
- Driggs' 6,145-foot elevation produces a genuinely severe humid continental climate.
- Annual snowfall runs a real, substantial 118 inches Driggs-specific (73.7 inches valley-wide per a separate citation).
- The snow season runs a genuinely long October through May.
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