Akron, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from AKRON WASHINGTON CO AP, CO US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Akron has an annual average temperature of 50.2°F with about 15.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.78 in) and January the driest (0.17 in).

Annual swing
45.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,943
Cooling need
606

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

66 of 366 (18%) of Akron's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1930s
31
1940s
42
1950s
53
1960s
31
1970s
18
1980s
28
1990s
27
2000s
49
2010s
46
2020s
41

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 41.1°F 17.2°F 29.1°F 0.17 in 3
February 43.5°F 19.0°F 31.3°F 0.20 in 3
March 54.1°F 26.8°F 40.5°F 0.71 in 5
April 60.9°F 33.5°F 47.2°F 1.43 in 9
May 70.5°F 43.4°F 56.9°F 2.65 in 11
June 82.5°F 53.8°F 68.2°F 2.24 in 10
July 88.7°F 60.3°F 74.5°F 2.78 in 10
August 86.5°F 58.5°F 72.5°F 2.36 in 9
September 78.3°F 49.9°F 64.1°F 1.24 in 6
October 63.8°F 36.6°F 50.2°F 0.99 in 6
November 50.9°F 25.8°F 38.3°F 0.42 in 4
December 41.1°F 17.5°F 29.3°F 0.20 in 3

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