Cold semi-arid
Manitou Springs, Colorado
El Paso County, Colorado · Population 4.8k · 6,385 ft elevation
Living in Manitou Springs
Manitou Springs has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ 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.
Manitou Springs is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,300 ft around town.
Manitou Springs at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 6,385 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $546k84th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,175/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.44%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 242 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,585 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 42%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,298 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 18°F | 0.3″ | 4.9″ | 211 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 20°F | 0.3″ | 4.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 5.7″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 33°F | 1.4″ | 5.5″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 43°F | 2.0″ | 0.6″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 52°F | 2.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 58°F | 3.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 56°F | 3.0″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 48°F | 1.4″ | 0.2″ | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 36°F | 0.8″ | 2.5″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 25°F | 0.4″ | 4.4″ | 220 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 18°F | 0.2″ | 4.1″ | 204 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