Warm-summer humid continental
Ponderosa Park, Colorado
Elbert County, Colorado · Population 3.6k · 6,683 ft elevation
Living in Ponderosa Park
Ponderosa Park has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it is a snowy place (75″ 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.
Ponderosa Park at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 6,683 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 75″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $670k90th percentile
- Median household income
- $133k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.46%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.22th percentile
- Average commute
- 50 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 376th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,362 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 18°F | 0.7″ | 7.9″ | 210 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 17°F | 1.1″ | 10.2″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 25°F | 1.3″ | 10.9″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 30°F | 2.3″ | 14.6″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 40°F | 2.4″ | 2.8″ | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 49°F | 1.9″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 54°F | 2.3″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 46°F | 1.5″ | 0.3″ | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 35°F | 1.1″ | 8.7″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 25°F | 0.8″ | 7.4″ | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 17°F | 1.0″ | 12.0″ | 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