Cold semi-arid
Orchard City, Colorado
Delta County, Colorado · Population 3.2k · 5,472 ft elevation
Living in Orchard City
Orchard City has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Orchard City is an outdoor hub: about 61% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,100 ft around town.
Orchard City at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 5,472 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,217 hrs85th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $287k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,511/mo68th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.34%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 30%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 61%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,118 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 24°F | 1.1″ | 9.8″ | 204 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 27°F | 0.9″ | 8.1″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 34°F | 0.8″ | 6.2″ | 250 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 1.0″ | 2.6″ | 268 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 1.2″ | 0.5″ | 314 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 58°F | 0.5″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 64°F | 1.0″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 62°F | 1.2″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 1.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 1.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 0.5″ | 3.3″ | 211 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 1.1″ | 9.2″ | 183 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