Cold semi-arid
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Morgan County, Colorado · Population 12k · 4,341 ft elevation
Living in Fort Morgan
Fort Morgan has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% 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.
Fort Morgan at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 4,341 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,226 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $260k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,074/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.49%8th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.871th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 252 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,419 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 13°F | 0.3″ | 3.8″ | 211 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 15°F | 0.3″ | 3.9″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 3.8″ | 248 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 33°F | 1.5″ | 1.7″ | 258 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 43°F | 2.2″ | 0.3″ | 299 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 54°F | 2.2″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 60°F | 2.4″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 57°F | 1.7″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 47°F | 1.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 34°F | 1.1″ | 2.1″ | 248 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 22°F | 0.5″ | 2.7″ | 213 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 13°F | 0.3″ | 4.4″ | 191 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