The Town Files

25 Small Towns in Colorado With the Mildest Winters

Ranked by january average low (°f) among 89 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Colorado. #1 is Trinidad, CO (January lows average 22.0°F).

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25 Small Towns in Colorado With the Mildest Winters1. Trinidad222. Gunbarrel223. Glendale214. Holly Hills215. Applewood216. Edgewater217. West Pleasant View218. Redlands219. Walsenburg2110. Palisade2111. Fruitvale1912. Roxborough Park1913. Cherry Hills Village1914. Sheridan1915. Orchard Mesa1916. Gleneagle1917. Air Force Academy1918. Stonegate1919. Delta1920. Twin Lakes1921. Dove Valley1922. Shaw Heights1923. Meridian1924. Sierra Ridge1925. Meridian Village19
  1. 25Meridian Village, Colorado

    January lows average 19.0°F

    3,202 people · Douglas County · median home $732,400 · income $190,833 · Jan low 19°F · 64 in snow

  2. 24Sierra Ridge, Colorado

    January lows average 19.0°F

    3,490 people · Douglas County · median home $862,500 · income $158,183 · Jan low 19°F · 64 in snow

  3. 23Meridian, Colorado

    January lows average 19.0°F

    4,786 people · Douglas County · median home $581,100 · income $89,877 · Jan low 19°F · 64 in snow

  4. 22Shaw Heights, Colorado

    January lows average 19.0°F

    5,185 people · Adams County · median home $482,800 · income $86,250 · Jan low 19°F · 45 in snow

  5. 21Dove Valley, Colorado

    January lows average 19.0°F

    5,640 people · Arapahoe County · median home $455,600 · income $81,524 · Jan low 19°F · 64 in snow

  6. 20Twin Lakes, Colorado

    January lows average 19.0°F

    8,226 people · Adams County · median home $587,500 · income $95,583 · Jan low 19°F · 45 in snow

  7. 19Delta, Colorado

    January lows average 19.0°F

    9,035 people · Delta County · median home $283,300 · income $45,250 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow

  8. 18Stonegate, Colorado

    January lows average 19.0°F

    9,072 people · Douglas County · median home $641,600 · income $159,086 · Jan low 19°F · 64 in snow

  9. 17Air Force Academy, Colorado

    January lows average 19.2°F

    6,608 people · El Paso County · median home — · income $69,474 · Jan low 19°F · 55 in snow

  10. 16Gleneagle, Colorado

    January lows average 19.2°F

    6,649 people · El Paso County · median home $605,400 · income $139,653 · Jan low 19°F · 121 in snow

  11. 15Orchard Mesa, Colorado

    January lows average 19.2°F

    6,688 people · Mesa County · median home $332,600 · income $80,359 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow

  12. 14Sheridan, Colorado

    January lows average 19.3°F

    6,105 people · Arapahoe County · median home $380,600 · income $60,608 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow

  13. 13Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

    January lows average 19.3°F

    6,442 people · Arapahoe County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow

  14. 12Roxborough Park, Colorado

    January lows average 19.3°F

    9,416 people · Douglas County · median home $678,800 · income $173,083 · Jan low 19°F · 86 in snow

  15. 11Fruitvale, Colorado

    January lows average 19.4°F

    8,271 people · Mesa County · median home $333,100 · income $77,887 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow

  16. 10Palisade, Colorado

    January lows average 20.7°F

    2,565 people · Mesa County · median home $404,600 · income $80,587 · Jan low 21°F · 13 in snow

  17. 9Walsenburg, Colorado

    January lows average 20.7°F

    3,049 people · Huerfano County · median home $147,300 · income $51,474 · Jan low 21°F · 92 in snow

  18. 8Redlands, Colorado

    January lows average 20.8°F

    9,061 people · Mesa County · median home $487,500 · income $92,391 · Jan low 21°F · 22 in snow

  19. 7West Pleasant View, Colorado

    January lows average 21.1°F

    4,327 people · Jefferson County · median home $489,400 · income $95,817 · Jan low 21°F · 58 in snow

  20. 6Edgewater, Colorado

    January lows average 21.1°F

    5,005 people · Jefferson County · median home $636,900 · income $76,591 · Jan low 21°F · 58 in snow

  21. 5Applewood, Colorado

    January lows average 21.1°F

    7,833 people · Jefferson County · median home $785,900 · income $130,545 · Jan low 21°F · 58 in snow

  22. 4Holly Hills, Colorado

    January lows average 21.3°F

    2,683 people · Arapahoe County · median home $702,000 · income $122,391 · Jan low 21°F · 41 in snow

  23. 3Glendale, Colorado

    January lows average 21.3°F

    4,613 people · Arapahoe County · median home $413,500 · income $71,250 · Jan low 21°F · 41 in snow

  24. 2Gunbarrel, Colorado

    January lows average 21.5°F

    9,554 people · Boulder County · median home $821,000 · income $109,407 · Jan low 22°F · 65 in snow

  25. 1Trinidad, Colorado

    January lows average 22.0°F

    8,329 people · Las Animas County · median home $226,800 · income $52,273 · Jan low 22°F · 55 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 89 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Colorado (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: