Climate
The Treasure Valley is known as "Idaho's Banana Belt". The average temperature is 64.4 degrees, and average annual precipitation is 11.7 inches. Beautiful spring weather is heralded by blossoms on fruit trees and warm breezes. Though temperatures may soar on summer days, the warmth is not unpleasant because of low humidity. "Indian summer" takes on a new meaning in the fall, when residents pick apples and watch ducks and geese fly to their winter home at nearby Deer Flat National Game Refuge. By December, snow may fall but blizzards are rare. Nampa's average annual windspeed is only nine MPH. Winters are mild, with average January temperature of 37 degrees. There's plenty of snow for snowmobiling or building a snowman, but not enough to hamper driving conditions.

Recreation
Fitness is a vital component of life for people in Nampa. Residents play everything from horseshoes to tennis in 120 acres of public parks. Facilities include: swimming pools, tennis courts, softball fields, jogging-fitness paths, a rose garden, an amphitheater, volleyball courts, basketball courts, an archery range, horseshoe pits, a BMX bicycle racetrack, barbecue and picnic areas, and plenty of equipment for tiny tykes. The Nampa Recreation Center provides a wide variety of leisure and exercise facilities.

State of the City 2008
Below is a link to the State of the City page, it is an archive of prior addresses,as well as supporting information and statistics collected by city departments.

State of the City Page

Washington State University Crime and Criminal Justice Survey
Researchers from Washington State University conducted a year long survey of Nampa resident's perceptions and concerns.

Click here to read the entire report in as a PDF.