Cold semi-arid
Niwot, Colorado
Boulder County, Colorado · Population 3.8k · 5,112 ft elevation
Living in Niwot
Niwot has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Niwot: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,700 ft around town.
Niwot at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 5,112 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,148 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $868k95th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,395/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $142k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,676 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 14°F | 0.6″ | 3.0″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 3.0″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 26°F | 1.2″ | 5.1″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 32°F | 2.0″ | 4.9″ | 257 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 41°F | 2.0″ | 0.5″ | 289 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 50°F | 1.8″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 55°F | 1.7″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 53°F | 1.9″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 45°F | 1.3″ | 0.1″ | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 32°F | 1.0″ | 2.2″ | 244 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 23°F | 0.8″ | 3.7″ | 209 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 14°F | 0.5″ | 2.5″ | 189 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