Cold semi-arid
Wellington, Colorado
Larimer County, Colorado · Population 12k · 5,210 ft elevation
Living in Wellington
Wellington has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Wellington: about 19% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Wellington at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 5,210 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,149 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $443k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,320/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.4%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,248 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 14°F | 0.4″ | 6.6″ | 199 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 17°F | 0.4″ | 7.0″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 25°F | 1.1″ | 8.2″ | 251 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 33°F | 2.0″ | 5.7″ | 257 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | 1.8″ | 290 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 51°F | 1.8″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 57°F | 1.6″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 54°F | 1.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 46°F | 1.4″ | 0.6″ | 292 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 33°F | 1.2″ | 4.0″ | 243 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 23°F | 0.7″ | 7.6″ | 208 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 15°F | 0.4″ | 6.9″ | 188 hrs |
Near Wellington
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology