Hot-summer humid continental
Gypsum, Colorado
Eagle County, Colorado · Population 8.5k · 6,329 ft elevation
Living in Gypsum
Gypsum has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (56″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 19, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Gypsum is an outdoor hub: about 72% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,600 ft around town.
Gypsum at a glance
- Population
- 8.5k
- Elevation
- 6,329 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 56″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,960 hrs64th percentile
- Median AQI
- 191th percentile
- Median home value
- $554k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,198/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $125k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.49%8th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 77%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 72%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,560 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 14°F | 1.7″ | 11.8″ | 212 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 10.1″ | 203 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 27°F | 1.3″ | 6.7″ | 268 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 34°F | 2.3″ | 5.0″ | 248 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 43°F | 2.1″ | 0.4″ | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 50°F | 1.0″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 58°F | 1.0″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 57°F | 1.5″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 49°F | 2.2″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 37°F | 2.1″ | 2.4″ | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 9.4″ | 193 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 15°F | 1.5″ | 10.4″ | 184 hrs |
Near Gypsum
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology