Warm-summer humid continental
Palmer Lake, Colorado
El Paso County, Colorado · Population 2.6k · 7,326 ft elevation
Living in Palmer Lake
Palmer Lake has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (121″ 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.
Palmer Lake is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.
Palmer Lake at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 7,326 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 121″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $454k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,913/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $123k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.38%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 117 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 431 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 40%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,904 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 16°F | 0.9″ | 14.4″ | 211 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 18°F | 0.7″ | 10.9″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 22°F | 1.6″ | 24.2″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 23.7″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 38°F | 2.4″ | 3.3″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 46°F | 3.0″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 53°F | 2.7″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 51°F | 3.0″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 43°F | 1.6″ | 1.7″ | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 33°F | 1.3″ | 11.1″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 22°F | 1.1″ | 18.4″ | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 16°F | 1.1″ | 13.4″ | 203 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