Cold semi-arid
Grand Junction, Colorado
Mesa County, Colorado · Population 67k · 4,603 ft elevation
Living in Grand Junction
Grand Junction has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ 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.
Grand Junction is an outdoor hub: about 71% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Grand Junction at a glance
- Population
- 67k
- Elevation
- 4,603 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,218 hrs85th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $358k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,101/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.39%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 536 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,394 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 50%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 71%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,495 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 20°F | 0.8″ | 4.5″ | 204 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 27°F | 0.7″ | 2.9″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 35°F | 0.9″ | 1.8″ | 250 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 42°F | 1.1″ | 0.9″ | 268 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 51°F | 1.3″ | 0.1″ | 314 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 60°F | 0.6″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 67°F | 0.9″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 65°F | 1.0″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 56°F | 1.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 43°F | 1.3″ | 0.4″ | 254 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 31°F | 0.8″ | 1.9″ | 210 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 22°F | 0.7″ | 5.2″ | 183 hrs |
Near Grand Junction
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology