Cold semi-arid
Commerce City, Colorado
Adams County, Colorado · Population 65k · 5,177 ft elevation
Living in Commerce City
Commerce City has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Commerce City at a glance
- Population
- 65k
- Elevation
- 5,177 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,148 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $463k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,626/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $107k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Violent crime rate
- 742 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,492 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,575 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 16°F | 0.4″ | 5.2″ | 201 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 18°F | 0.4″ | 5.3″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 26°F | 1.0″ | 6.0″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 33°F | 1.8″ | 3.1″ | 257 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 43°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 288 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 52°F | 1.4″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 58°F | 1.7″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 56°F | 1.8″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 47°F | 1.2″ | 0.2″ | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 35°F | 1.0″ | 3.2″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 5.8″ | 209 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 16°F | 0.4″ | 5.2″ | 190 hrs |
Near Commerce City
- Brighton, CO · 41k
- Derby, CO · 8.7k
- Todd Creek, CO · 5.1k
- Thornton, CO · 143k
- Lochbuie, CO · 8.1k
- Denver, CO · 714k
- Welby, CO · 16k
- Northglenn, CO · 38k
Largest places in Colorado
- Colorado Springs, CO · 483k
- Aurora, CO · 390k
- Fort Collins, CO · 170k
- Lakewood, CO · 156k
- Arvada, CO · 123k
- Westminster, CO · 116k
- Pueblo, CO · 112k
- Greeley, CO · 109k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology