Warm-summer humid continental
Genesee, Colorado
Jefferson County, Colorado · Population 3.8k · 7,664 ft elevation
Living in Genesee
Genesee has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it is a snowy place (81″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% 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.
Genesee is an outdoor hub: about 33% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,400 ft around town.
Genesee at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 7,664 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 27°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 81″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $995k97th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,797/mo97th percentile
- Median household income
- $173k96th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.54%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 33%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,365 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 10°F | 0.6″ | 8.8″ | 210 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 11°F | 0.9″ | 11.4″ | 205 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 19°F | 1.8″ | 17.0″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 25°F | 2.4″ | 14.9″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 62°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 2.7″ | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 41°F | 1.7″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 47°F | 2.2″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 45°F | 2.3″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 37°F | 1.6″ | 1.1″ | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 27°F | 1.2″ | 6.5″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 18°F | 0.8″ | 10.4″ | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 10°F | 0.7″ | 8.0″ | 202 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