Cold semi-arid
Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo County, Colorado · Population 112k · 4,692 ft elevation
Living in Pueblo
Pueblo has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Pueblo at a glance
- Population
- 112k
- Elevation
- 4,692 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,308 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $231k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,020/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,177 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 4,336 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,165 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 15°F | 0.4″ | 4.9″ | 220 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 18°F | 0.4″ | 4.7″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 27°F | 1.0″ | 4.5″ | 266 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 35°F | 1.6″ | 3.4″ | 281 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 46°F | 1.7″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 55°F | 1.5″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 61°F | 2.5″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 60°F | 2.4″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 50°F | 0.9″ | 0.2″ | 300 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 36°F | 0.8″ | 1.9″ | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 23°F | 0.4″ | 4.1″ | 233 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 14°F | 0.3″ | 4.6″ | 212 hrs |
Near Pueblo
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology