Cold semi-arid
Montrose, Colorado
Montrose County, Colorado · Population 21k · 5,827 ft elevation
Living in Montrose
Montrose has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Montrose is an outdoor hub: about 52% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.
Montrose at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 5,827 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,226 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $359k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,117/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.38%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 182 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,834 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 37%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 52%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,724 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 17°F | 0.5″ | 4.7″ | 208 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 23°F | 0.5″ | 3.9″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 30°F | 0.7″ | 2.2″ | 250 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 37°F | 0.8″ | 0.6″ | 274 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 45°F | 0.8″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 366 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 59°F | 0.9″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 57°F | 1.1″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 49°F | 1.2″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 37°F | 1.0″ | 0.5″ | 262 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 27°F | 0.7″ | 2.7″ | 220 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 18°F | 0.6″ | 6.9″ | 191 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