Cold semi-arid
Erie, Colorado
Weld County, Colorado · Population 32k · 5,049 ft elevation
Living in Erie
Erie has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it is a snowy place (65″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Erie at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 5,049 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 65″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,148 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $686k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,775/mo97th percentile
- Median household income
- $164k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%40th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 73 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 730 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,167 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 14°F | 0.6″ | 7.7″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 12.0″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 26°F | 1.2″ | 10.2″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 32°F | 2.0″ | 9.1″ | 257 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 41°F | 2.0″ | 2.4″ | 289 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 50°F | 1.8″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 55°F | 1.7″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 53°F | 1.9″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 46°F | 1.3″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 33°F | 1.0″ | 5.2″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 23°F | 0.8″ | 6.9″ | 209 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 14°F | 0.5″ | 11.5″ | 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