Cold semi-arid
Delta, Colorado
Delta County, Colorado · Population 9.3k · 4,974 ft elevation
Living in Delta
Delta has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 8″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Delta is an outdoor hub: about 63% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,100 ft around town.
Delta at a glance
- Population
- 9.3k
- Elevation
- 4,974 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 8″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,217 hrs85th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $238k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $982/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.35%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 72%2th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.487th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 142 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,497 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 44%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 63%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,052 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 18°F | 0.4″ | 2.0″ | 204 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 25°F | 0.4″ | 1.8″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 31°F | 0.6″ | 1.5″ | 250 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 38°F | 0.8″ | 0.5″ | 268 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 46°F | 0.8″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 55°F | 0.4″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 61°F | 0.8″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 59°F | 0.9″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 51°F | 1.2″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 39°F | 1.0″ | 0.5″ | 254 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 28°F | 0.6″ | 2.0″ | 211 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 19°F | 0.5″ | 2.2″ | 184 hrs |
Near Delta
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology