Cold semi-arid
Sterling, Colorado
Logan County, Colorado · Population 13k · 3,940 ft elevation
Living in Sterling
Sterling has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sterling at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 3,940 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,227 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $205k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,052/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.45%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 284 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,308 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5915th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4343th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 16°F | 0.3″ | 4.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 19°F | 0.5″ | 6.4″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 5.6″ | 248 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 35°F | 1.3″ | 5.1″ | 258 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 46°F | 2.2″ | 0.9″ | 300 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 57°F | 2.2″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 62°F | 2.7″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 60°F | 1.5″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 49°F | 1.6″ | 0.4″ | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 35°F | 1.2″ | 2.3″ | 248 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 25°F | 0.5″ | 5.0″ | 212 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 16°F | 0.3″ | 6.2″ | 191 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