Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:34 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:13 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 19°F16 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month July33 in of snow a year, on about 27 days23 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Colorado Springs Muni Ap station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSkinner Hillpeak · under a mileFountain Valley Reservoir Number 2reservoir · 1.1 miA McCray Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miColorado State University Pueblo at Pikes Peak State College Centennial Campuscollege · 3.7 miPikes Peak Community College Centennial Campuscollege · 3.7 miQuail Lakelake · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWidefield Parkpark · under a mileCeresapark · 1.8 miPikes Peak National Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.5 mi · 374 acresCheyenne Mountainstate park · 7.1 mi · 222 acresCheyenne Mountain State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 103 acresRosemont Reservoir State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 356 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Dec 199437 mi away, near Larkspur, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202525 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEl Paso County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025249 of 365 days measured116 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, El Paso County monitors, CO
Drinking waterColorado Springs Utilitiesserves 464,111 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,839 ft1,780 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEvans Army Community Hospital4.8 miPost officeSecurity Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFountain City Hall5.0 miPoliceColorado Springs Airport Police Department3.2 miFire stationSecurity Fire Department Station 11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 3 highElementaryWidefield Elementary School of the Artsunder a mileHighFountain Valley Schoolunder a mileHighWidefield High Schoolunder a mileCollegeColorado State University Pueblo at Pikes Peak State College Centennial Campus3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS3.8 miInterstateI-252.2 miUS highwayUS 851.9 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN71 miCoachColorado Springs St/LaShelleFlixBus4.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80912 ZIP area.
