Warm-summer humid continental
Edwards, Colorado
Eagle County, Colorado · Population 10k · 7,234 ft elevation
Living in Edwards
Edwards has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (189″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 19, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Edwards is an outdoor hub: about 76% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,800 ft around town.
Edwards at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 7,234 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 27°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 189″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,960 hrs64th percentile
- Median AQI
- 191th percentile
- Median home value
- $748k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,885/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 68%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 76%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,823 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 10°F | 2.0″ | 35.3″ | 212 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 13°F | 2.0″ | 35.7″ | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 28.2″ | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 21.2″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 35°F | 2.0″ | 4.8″ | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 39°F | 1.2″ | 0.6″ | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 45°F | 1.8″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 44°F | 1.8″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 38°F | 2.0″ | 0.9″ | 264 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 29°F | 1.8″ | 8.6″ | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 25.9″ | 193 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 11°F | 1.7″ | 28.0″ | 184 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