Cold semi-arid
Centennial, Colorado
Arapahoe County, Colorado · Population 107k · 5,787 ft elevation
Living in Centennial
Centennial has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Centennial at a glance
- Population
- 107k
- Elevation
- 5,787 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $627k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,061/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $128k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.54%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.475th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 192 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,422 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,986 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 19°F | 0.4″ | 8.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 21°F | 0.4″ | 11.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 28°F | 1.0″ | 9.9″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 34°F | 1.9″ | 10.9″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 43°F | 2.0″ | 2.5″ | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 53°F | 2.0″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 59°F | 1.8″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 57°F | 2.3″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 49°F | 1.3″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 36°F | 1.0″ | 6.3″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 27°F | 0.5″ | 6.1″ | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 19°F | 0.3″ | 8.6″ | 202 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