Warm-summer humid continental
Black Forest, Colorado
El Paso County, Colorado · Population 15k · 7,392 ft elevation
Living in Black Forest
Black Forest has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (102″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Black Forest at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 7,392 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 28°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 102″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $805k94th percentile
- Median household income
- $142k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.39%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,510 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 9°F | 0.6″ | 11.5″ | 211 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 12°F | 0.6″ | 9.9″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 19.0″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 22.2″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 35°F | 2.7″ | 6.7″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 43°F | 2.3″ | 0.7″ | 331 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 39°F | 1.4″ | 1.4″ | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 27°F | 1.2″ | 8.1″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 17°F | 0.8″ | 10.9″ | 220 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 9°F | 0.6″ | 11.3″ | 203 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology