Arvada, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RALSTON RSVR, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Arvada has an annual average temperature of 51.5°F with about 18.7 inches of precipitation per year and 62.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.9°F), and the coldest is February (average low 22.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.95 in) and January the driest (0.70 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
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All-time records →159 of 366 (43.4%) of Arvada'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.
| 1970s | 1 | |
| 1980s | 0 | |
| 1990s | 33 | |
| 2000s | 117 | |
| 2010s | 104 | |
| 2020s | 111 |
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 | 45.2°F | 23.2°F | 34.2°F | 0.70 in | 8.0 in | 4 |
| February | 46.0°F | 22.3°F | 34.2°F | 0.86 in | 9.8 in | 5 |
| March | 54.0°F | 29.3°F | 41.7°F | 1.67 in | 11.4 in | 6 |
| April | 60.0°F | 35.2°F | 47.6°F | 2.51 in | 9.9 in | 8 |
| May | 68.9°F | 44.7°F | 56.8°F | 2.95 in | 1.4 in | 9 |
| June | 80.8°F | 54.7°F | 67.8°F | 1.73 in | — | 7 |
| July | 86.9°F | 60.6°F | 73.8°F | 1.69 in | — | 7 |
| August | 84.4°F | 58.9°F | 71.6°F | 1.84 in | — | 8 |
| September | 76.3°F | 51.1°F | 63.7°F | 1.79 in | 0.4 in | 6 |
| October | 63.9°F | 39.4°F | 51.6°F | 1.32 in | 3.9 in | 6 |
| November | 52.6°F | 30.0°F | 41.3°F | 0.94 in | 8.7 in | 4 |
| December | 44.7°F | 22.8°F | 33.8°F | 0.72 in | 9.0 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Arvada
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