Warm-summer humid continental
New Castle, Colorado
Garfield County, Colorado · Population 4.9k · 5,591 ft elevation
Living in New Castle
New Castle has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
New Castle is an outdoor hub: about 68% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,900 ft around town.
New Castle at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 5,591 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,971 hrs65th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $489k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,627/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 100%99th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 18%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%
- Violent crime rate
- 245 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 654 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 58%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 68%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,888 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 6.9″ | 188 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 15°F | 0.8″ | 5.5″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 21°F | 0.9″ | 1.8″ | 247 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 28°F | 1.2″ | 1.1″ | 242 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 36°F | 1.3″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 52°F | 1.2″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 49°F | 1.3″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 40°F | 1.4″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 29°F | 1.4″ | 0.9″ | 231 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 19°F | 0.7″ | 2.7″ | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 11°F | 0.7″ | 7.9″ | 168 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