Cold semi-arid
Lamar, Colorado
Prowers County, Colorado · Population 7.6k · 3,632 ft elevation
Living in Lamar
Lamar has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (76% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lamar at a glance
- Population
- 7.6k
- Elevation
- 3,632 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,385 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $137k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $844/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.34%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,141 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 14°F | 0.3″ | 6.3″ | 213 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 17°F | 0.4″ | 5.4″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 26°F | 0.7″ | 4.7″ | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 36°F | 1.5″ | 1.7″ | 280 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 47°F | 1.9″ | 0.1″ | 328 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 58°F | 2.5″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 63°F | 2.8″ | — | 387 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 61°F | 2.8″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 52°F | 1.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 36°F | 1.1″ | 2.1″ | 262 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 23°F | 0.5″ | 3.6″ | 228 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 14°F | 0.5″ | 5.9″ | 203 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