Cold semi-arid
Firestone, Colorado
Weld County, Colorado · Population 17k · 4,974 ft elevation
Living in Firestone
Firestone 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 gets a fair bit of snow (47″ 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.
Firestone at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 4,974 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,148 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $512k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,916/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $115k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Violent crime rate
- 149 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 834 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,346 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 14°F | 0.6″ | 5.9″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 9.4″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 26°F | 1.2″ | 8.2″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 32°F | 2.0″ | 5.2″ | 257 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 41°F | 2.0″ | 1.3″ | 289 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 50°F | 1.8″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 55°F | 1.7″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 54°F | 1.9″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 46°F | 1.3″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 33°F | 1.0″ | 3.4″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 23°F | 0.8″ | 5.7″ | 209 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 14°F | 0.5″ | 8.3″ | 189 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