Cold semi-arid
Colorado Springs, Colorado
El Paso County, Colorado · Population 483k · 6,030 ft elevation
Living in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ 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.
Colorado Springs is an outdoor hub: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,400 ft around town.
Colorado Springs at a glance
- Population
- 483k
- Elevation
- 6,030 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $421k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,562/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.40%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.777th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%
- Violent crime rate
- 690 per 100k94th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,029 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,396 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 19°F | 0.3″ | 4.9″ | 211 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 21°F | 0.3″ | 4.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 28°F | 0.8″ | 5.7″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 35°F | 1.4″ | 5.5″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 44°F | 2.0″ | 0.6″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 53°F | 2.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 59°F | 3.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 49°F | 1.4″ | 0.2″ | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 37°F | 0.8″ | 2.5″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 27°F | 0.4″ | 4.4″ | 220 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 19°F | 0.2″ | 4.1″ | 204 hrs |
Near Colorado Springs
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology