Cold semi-arid
Fruita, Colorado
Mesa County, Colorado · Population 14k · 4,528 ft elevation
Living in Fruita
Fruita has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Fruita is an outdoor hub: about 73% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Fruita at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 4,528 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,218 hrs85th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $362k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,275/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.43%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 14 per 100k4th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 898 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 51%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 73%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,970 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 15°F | 0.8″ | 6.2″ | 203 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 21°F | 0.8″ | 3.9″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 2.1″ | 250 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 35°F | 0.9″ | 0.7″ | 268 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 45°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 314 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 52°F | 0.6″ | — | 366 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 60°F | 0.7″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 58°F | 0.8″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 48°F | 1.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 36°F | 1.2″ | 0.6″ | 254 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 2.8″ | 210 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 16°F | 0.7″ | 5.4″ | 183 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