Hot-summer humid continental
Sterling Ranch, Colorado
Douglas County, Colorado · Population 2.5k · 5,787 ft elevation
Living in Sterling Ranch
Sterling Ranch has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it is a snowy place (62″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (72% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sterling Ranch is an outdoor hub: about 27% 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.
Sterling Ranch at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 5,787 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 62″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,195 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $795k94th percentile
- Median household income
- $199k98th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.83th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 69%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,495 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 8.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 17°F | 0.7″ | 10.4″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 9.6″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 32°F | 2.4″ | 8.5″ | 261 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | 1.2″ | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 52°F | 1.8″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 58°F | 1.7″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 56°F | 2.0″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 47°F | 1.7″ | 0.6″ | 294 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 35°F | 1.5″ | 3.7″ | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 25°F | 0.9″ | 7.9″ | 219 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 16°F | 0.7″ | 11.6″ | 203 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