Cold semi-arid
Pueblo West, Colorado
Pueblo County, Colorado · Population 35k · 5,079 ft elevation
Living in Pueblo West
Pueblo West has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ 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 West is an outdoor hub: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,500 ft around town.
Pueblo West at a glance
- Population
- 35k
- Elevation
- 5,079 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,308 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $372k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,319/mo58th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.52%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,495 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 17°F | 0.3″ | 2.4″ | 220 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 19°F | 0.3″ | 2.5″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 27°F | 0.9″ | 1.9″ | 266 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 35°F | 1.7″ | 0.6″ | 281 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 45°F | 1.7″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 56°F | 1.2″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 61°F | 1.9″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 59°F | 2.1″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 37°F | 0.8″ | 1.4″ | 265 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 26°F | 0.5″ | 3.0″ | 233 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 18°F | 0.3″ | 3.0″ | 212 hrs |
Near Pueblo West
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology