Cold semi-arid
Rocky Ford, Colorado
Otero County, Colorado · Population 3.8k · 4,186 ft elevation
Living in Rocky Ford
Rocky Ford 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 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (76% 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.
Rocky Ford at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 4,186 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,405 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $126k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $756/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $36k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.35%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.15th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 612 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,138 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 15°F | 0.3″ | 4.6″ | 217 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 19°F | 0.4″ | 3.8″ | 198 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 4.7″ | 266 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 36°F | 1.3″ | 1.8″ | 283 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 46°F | 1.5″ | 0.1″ | 329 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 56°F | 1.5″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 60°F | 2.4″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 58°F | 1.9″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 308 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 36°F | 0.9″ | 2.1″ | 267 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 24°F | 0.4″ | 3.3″ | 232 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 15°F | 0.4″ | 4.3″ | 206 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