Humid subtropical
Walsenburg, Colorado
Huerfano County, Colorado · Population 3.1k · 6,181 ft elevation
Living in Walsenburg
Walsenburg has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it is a snowy place (92″ 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Walsenburg: about 12% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,400 ft around town.
Walsenburg at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 6,181 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 92″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,349 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $149k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $723/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.32%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 14.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 72%2th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,396 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 21°F | 0.8″ | 10.5″ | 232 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 22°F | 0.8″ | 12.8″ | 217 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 28°F | 1.7″ | 17.4″ | 273 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 34°F | 2.3″ | 15.1″ | 283 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 43°F | 1.8″ | 2.0″ | 320 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 52°F | 1.3″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 58°F | 2.2″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 57°F | 2.1″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | 0.5″ | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 37°F | 1.3″ | 7.2″ | 273 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 28°F | 1.0″ | 12.7″ | 237 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 21°F | 1.0″ | 13.4″ | 218 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