Cold semi-arid
Fairmount, Colorado
Jefferson County, Colorado · Population 11k · 5,600 ft elevation
Living in Fairmount
Fairmount has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (58″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fairmount is an outdoor hub: about 19% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,700 ft around town.
Fairmount at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 5,600 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 58″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,148 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $773k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,505/mo95th percentile
- Median household income
- $164k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.52%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,676 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 21°F | 0.6″ | 8.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 22°F | 0.8″ | 8.6″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 29°F | 1.3″ | 9.2″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 2.4″ | 9.1″ | 257 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 2.6″ | 1.7″ | 288 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 54°F | 2.1″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 60°F | 2.0″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 58°F | 1.9″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 49°F | 1.4″ | 0.3″ | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 37°F | 1.1″ | 5.2″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 28°F | 0.8″ | 9.2″ | 210 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 20°F | 0.5″ | 6.7″ | 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