Cold semi-arid
Brighton, Colorado
Adams County, Colorado · Population 41k · 4,987 ft elevation
Living in Brighton
Brighton has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Brighton at a glance
- Population
- 41k
- Elevation
- 4,987 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,148 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $475k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,734/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $100k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.280th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Violent crime rate
- 497 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,390 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 16°F | 0.4″ | 5.2″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 19°F | 0.4″ | 5.3″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 27°F | 1.0″ | 6.0″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 34°F | 1.8″ | 3.1″ | 257 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 43°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 289 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 53°F | 1.4″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 58°F | 1.7″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 57°F | 1.8″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 48°F | 1.2″ | 0.2″ | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 35°F | 1.0″ | 3.2″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 5.8″ | 209 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 16°F | 0.4″ | 5.2″ | 190 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