Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:31 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:21 am – 4:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 56°FColdest month February: highs 40°F, lows 20°F21 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month May166 in of snow a year, on about 48 days4 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buckhorn Mtn 1 E station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksParks Hillpeak · under a mileBoiler Hillpeak · 1.1 miDONNER PASS - BALLARD ROADtrailhead · 5.6 miCROSIER MOUNTAIN RAINBOWtrailhead · 5.8 miCedar Springs Reservoirreservoir · 5.3 miNorth Fork Big Thompson Riverriver · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRoosevelt National Forestnational forest · within reach · 814,395 acresRocky Mountain National Parknational park · 9.5 mi · 265,475 acresLory State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 2,579 acresYoung's Gulch State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 570 acresHorsetooth Mountain Parkpark · 8.7 mi · 273 acresPoudre River State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.7 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 201640 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 in the county
Elevation8,142 ft2,482 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUC Health Estes Park Medical Center13.3 miPost officeDrake Post Office6.9 miFire stationGlen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department Station 25.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeColorado State University Mountain Campus12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC45 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN59 miInterstateI-2520 miUS highwayUS 346.9 miAmtrakGranby, CO GRA43 miCoachHarmony Transfer CentreGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80541 ZIP area.
