CLIMATE
Boise has a semi-arid continental climate with four distinct seasons . Boise experiences hot and dry summers with an average high of 91 ° F in July and an average low of 60 ° F . Winters are moderately cold with a December average high of 38 ° F and an average low of 24 ° F . Boise , on average , has 19 inches of snowfall throughout the winter months . Fall is typically brief , with the warm summer weather often drifting into the fall months . Spring is a more gradual transition in Boise with cold winter weather reappearing when you least expect it . The average amount of rainfall in Boise is 11.6 inches a year with most falling on warmer winter days and into the spring months .
SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Boise School District includes 33 elementary schools , 8 junior high schools , and 5 high schools . Part of the West Ada School District ( now the largest in Idaho ) is within the Boise city limits , and the city is therefore home to six public high schools : Boise , Borah , Capital , Timberline , the alternative Frank Church , and Centennial in Meridian .
POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Post-secondary educational options in Boise include Boise State University ( BSU ) and a wide range of technical schools . The University of Idaho ( UI ) and Idaho State University ( ISU ) each maintain a satellite campus in Boise . As of 2014 , the City has two law school programs . Concordia University School of Law opened in 2012 , and the University of Idaho College of Law now hosts second and third year students at its Boise Campus .
TOP EMPLOYERS TO WORK FOR
1 . Micron Technology , Inc . 2 . Idacorp 3 . JR Simplot 4 . Albertsons 5 . Chf 6 . Cradlepoint 7 . Albetsons Companies 8 . Norco 9 . Boise Cascade 10 . Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Sources : U . S . Climate Data // Wikipedia & lmi . idaho . gov // zippia . com
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