Cold semi-arid
Salida, Colorado
Chaffee County, Colorado · Population 5.8k · 7,096 ft elevation
Living in Salida
Salida has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 51, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Salida is an outdoor hub: about 67% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,600 ft around town.
Salida at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 7,096 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,081 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5185th percentile
- Median home value
- $583k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,567/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.25%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.777th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 49 per 100k14th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 543 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 68%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 67%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,626 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 12°F | 0.3″ | 4.0″ | 218 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 15°F | 0.3″ | 4.1″ | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 21°F | 0.7″ | 6.5″ | 273 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 28°F | 1.1″ | 8.0″ | 262 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 35°F | 1.0″ | 2.7″ | 279 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 49°F | 1.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 47°F | 1.5″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 2.6″ | 253 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 20°F | 0.3″ | 4.1″ | 216 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 13°F | 0.4″ | 4.7″ | 207 hrs |
Near Salida
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology