Opportunity has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), with Jul highs around 85°F and Jan lows near 26°F, and about 18 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mixed greenery. A typical home costs about $322k.
Explore Opportunity on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (20 in vs 18 in), spread through the year, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Opportunity is mixed greenery, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (17 in vs 18 in), spread through the year, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame mixed greenery look from above, big mountains nearby, which Opportunity lacks, not the plateau setting of Opportunity, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (19 in vs 18 in), spread through the year, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Opportunity is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains), which Opportunity lacks, not the plateau setting of Opportunity, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 5°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (19 in vs 18 in), spread through the year, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Opportunity is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance (the Wasatch Range), which Opportunity lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snow17% less rain and snow (15 in vs 18 in), spread through the year, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Opportunity is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance, which Opportunity lacks, not the plateau setting of Opportunity, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow33% less rain and snow (12 in vs 18 in), falling mostly in winter, some winter snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Opportunity is mixed greenery, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37° | 26° | 2.0 |
| Feb | 42° | 27° | 1.4 |
| Mar | 51° | 31° | 1.6 |
| Apr | 58° | 36° | 1.2 |
| May | 68° | 42° | 1.7 |
| Jun | 75° | 50° | 1.4 |
| Jul | 85° | 54° | 0.8 |
| Aug | 84° | 54° | 0.7 |
| Sep | 75° | 46° | 0.8 |
| Oct | 59° | 37° | 1.4 |
| Nov | 44° | 30° | 2.3 |
| Dec | 35° | 24° | 2.6 |