Cold semi-arid
Burlington, Colorado
Kit Carson County, Colorado · Population 3.2k · 4,177 ft elevation
Living in Burlington
Burlington has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (73% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Burlington at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 4,177 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,280 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $199k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,025/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%
- Violent crime rate
- 315 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 694 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 325th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 17°F | 0.4″ | 5.3″ | 213 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 19°F | 0.6″ | 6.8″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 26°F | 1.0″ | 5.8″ | 255 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 34°F | 2.0″ | 3.9″ | 264 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 45°F | 2.7″ | 0.3″ | 310 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 55°F | 2.8″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 59°F | 2.7″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 50°F | 1.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 37°F | 1.4″ | 2.7″ | 250 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 26°F | 0.5″ | 3.7″ | 218 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 18°F | 0.5″ | 5.2″ | 199 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