Cold semi-arid
Columbine, Colorado
Jefferson County, Colorado · Population 26k · 5,548 ft elevation
Living in Columbine
Columbine has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ 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 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Columbine: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Columbine at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 5,548 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $591k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,391/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $129k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.49%8th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 69%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,462 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 20°F | 0.5″ | 6.3″ | 210 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 21°F | 0.7″ | 6.2″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 28°F | 1.2″ | 5.4″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 35°F | 2.1″ | 4.1″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 44°F | 2.7″ | 0.8″ | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 54°F | 1.9″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 60°F | 2.0″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 58°F | 1.9″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 49°F | 1.3″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 37°F | 1.0″ | 1.7″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 28°F | 0.7″ | 3.7″ | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 20°F | 0.6″ | 5.9″ | 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