Cold semi-arid
Colorado City, Arizona
Mohave County, Arizona · Population 2.6k · 4,905 ft elevation
Living in Colorado City
Colorado City has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 17, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Colorado City is an outdoor hub: about 73% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Colorado City at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 4,905 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,538 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 171th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 307 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 838 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 63%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 73%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,281 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 25°F | 1.3″ | 2.9″ | 216 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 28°F | 1.8″ | 3.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 33°F | 1.7″ | 1.1″ | 275 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 38°F | 1.1″ | 0.6″ | 308 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 46°F | 0.6″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 398 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 62°F | 1.2″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 62°F | 1.4″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 55°F | 1.5″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 43°F | 1.2″ | 0.4″ | 287 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 0.7″ | 236 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 24°F | 1.1″ | 3.1″ | 197 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