Cold semi-arid
Parker, Colorado
Douglas County, Colorado · Population 60k · 5,889 ft elevation
Living in Parker
Parker has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Parker: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,800 ft around town.
Parker at a glance
- Population
- 60k
- Elevation
- 5,889 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $613k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,973/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $129k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.53%11th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%56th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 192 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,077 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,756 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 19°F | 0.4″ | 1.5″ | 210 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 20°F | 0.4″ | 1.5″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 27°F | 1.0″ | 2.9″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 34°F | 1.9″ | 2.5″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 43°F | 2.0″ | 0.2″ | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 52°F | 2.0″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 59°F | 1.8″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 57°F | 2.3″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 49°F | 1.3″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 36°F | 1.0″ | 0.8″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 26°F | 0.5″ | 1.6″ | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 19°F | 0.3″ | 1.3″ | 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