Cold semi-arid
Derby, Colorado
Adams County, Colorado · Population 8.7k · 5,141 ft elevation
Living in Derby
Derby has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Derby: about 5% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.
Derby at a glance
- Population
- 8.7k
- Elevation
- 5,141 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,148 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $317k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,721/mo77th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.48%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.570th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 16%6th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,117 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 18°F | 0.5″ | 6.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 20°F | 0.5″ | 7.6″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 28°F | 1.1″ | 8.8″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 34°F | 1.7″ | 6.2″ | 257 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 44°F | 2.3″ | 1.4″ | 288 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 53°F | 1.7″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 60°F | 2.1″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 58°F | 1.8″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 49°F | 1.5″ | 0.8″ | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 36°F | 1.0″ | 3.9″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 26°F | 0.7″ | 7.3″ | 209 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 18°F | 0.5″ | 6.6″ | 190 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