Retire To Colorado Springs, CO

Air Quality, Hazards, Climate, Recreation, etc.

Colorado Springs Air Quality El Paso County
.	Good Days	Moderate Days	Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	Unhealthy Days	Very Unhealthy Days
2017	239	123	3	0	0
2016	263	101	2	0	0
2015	271	92	2	0	0
2014	310	54	1	0	0
2013	254	106	5	0	0

Colorado Springs Water Quality
.	% Good	% Threatened	% Impaired
2014	na	na	na
2012	100	0	0
2010	56	0	44
2008	58	0	42
2006	41	0	59
2004	49	0	51
2002	100	0	0

Colorado Springs Recreation
.	# of Parks	# of Parks (99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc. (managed by National Park Service)	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site plus 2 more	7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc. (other federal agency-managed sites)	59	26
State Parks, Sites, etc.	6	11

Colorado Springs Climate 1971-2000
.	.	99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp	14 F	27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp	26 F	37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp	66 F	74 F
July - Avg High Temp	81 F	86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation	22 in	35 in

Colorado Springs Elevation
7,078 feet	GPTR 99 City Average 1,652 feet

Colorado Springs Natural Hazards
.	Risk Level	99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk	Moderate	Moderate
Earthquake	.5%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	0	10
Flood	Very High	Very High
Tornado	Low	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	High	Low

Colorado Springs Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear)
Nuclear Power Stations (# Reactors)	Distance from City	GPTR 99 City Average
Palo Verde (3)	580 miles	50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station

Colorado Springs Heating and Cooling Degree Days (avg annual)
.	.	99 City Avg
Total Degree Days	7,646	5,915
HDD	7,464	4,662
CDD	182	1,253

EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Colorado Springs Area) Colorado Springs Area EPA Cleanup Sites

Legend: Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties)

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