Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:29 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:20 am – 4:36 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 59°FColdest month December: highs 44°F, lows 18°F16 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month May51 in of snow a year, on about 28 days30 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Collins station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksColorado State University Foothills Campuscollege · 1.5 miSheldon Lakelake · 1.4 miCollege Lakelake · 1.5 miColorado State Universitycollege · 2.8 miSoldier Canyon Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miEltuck Baybay · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLory State Parkstate park · 2.4 mi · 2,579 acresCity Park Nine Golf Courserecreation area · under a mile · 55 acresCity Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 76 acresWatson Lake State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.9 miRoosevelt National Forestnational forest · 6.5 mi · 814,395 acresPoudre River State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 323 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198148 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 6 Nov 201628 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLarimer County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighHail Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality51% of days had good air in 2025185 of 365 days measured169 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Larimer County monitors, CO
Drinking waterCity of Ft Collinsserves 179,901 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,084 ft1,550 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital4.0 miPost officeLaporte Post Office2.4 miTown hallFort Collins City Hall2.4 miPoliceFort Collins Police Department District One Police Substation2.6 miFire stationPoudre Fire Authority Fire Station 21.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherSchoolPoudre Community Academyunder a mileElementaryIrish Elementary Escuela Bilingueunder a mileHighPoudre High Schoolunder a mileCollegeColorado State University Foothills Campus1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field CYS42 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN56 miInterstateI-257.0 miUS highwayUS 2872.5 miAmtrakGranby, CO GRA55 miCoachHarmony Transfer CentreGreyhound8.4 miTransit15 stops within a mileTransfortSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80522 ZIP area.
