Cold semi-arid
Trinidad, Colorado
Las Animas County, Colorado · Population 8.3k · 6,050 ft elevation
Living in Trinidad
Trinidad has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ 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.
Trinidad at a glance
- Population
- 8.3k
- Elevation
- 6,050 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,348 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $197k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $894/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.28%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 552 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,566 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,887 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 22°F | 0.5″ | 7.7″ | 233 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 24°F | 0.5″ | 7.3″ | 218 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 9.5″ | 273 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 38°F | 1.4″ | 7.8″ | 283 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 47°F | 1.5″ | 0.5″ | 319 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 56°F | 1.3″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 61°F | 2.6″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 59°F | 2.3″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 52°F | 1.3″ | 0.1″ | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 40°F | 1.2″ | 4.8″ | 273 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 30°F | 0.6″ | 8.3″ | 238 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 22°F | 0.5″ | 9.1″ | 219 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