Warm-summer humid continental
Aspen, Colorado
Pitkin County, Colorado · Population 6.9k · 7,927 ft elevation
Living in Aspen
Aspen has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (171″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 19, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Aspen is an outdoor hub: about 82% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,200 ft around town.
Aspen at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 7,927 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 24″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 171″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,960 hrs64th percentile
- Median AQI
- 191th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.4M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,897/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.37%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.795th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 93 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,464 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 75%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 82%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,184 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 11°F | 1.9″ | 28.1″ | 213 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 13°F | 2.2″ | 28.3″ | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 21°F | 2.6″ | 26.9″ | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 27°F | 2.7″ | 20.9″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 36°F | 2.2″ | 7.0″ | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 43°F | 1.1″ | 0.4″ | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 49°F | 2.0″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 48°F | 1.8″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 41°F | 1.9″ | 1.0″ | 264 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 10.2″ | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 20.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 11°F | 2.0″ | 27.5″ | 185 hrs |
Near Aspen
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology