Aspen, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ASPEN 1SW, CO US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Aspen has an annual average temperature of 40.6°F with about 24.5 inches of precipitation per year and 170.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 75.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.9°F). April is typically the wettest month (2.68 in) and June the driest (1.06 in). Snow typically falls from January through December.

Annual swing
40.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,778
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

41 of 366 (11.2%) of Aspen'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.

1980s
81
1990s
100
2000s
117
2010s
36
2020s
32

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 32.0°F 9.9°F 20.9°F 1.93 in 28.1 in 13
February 35.3°F 12.5°F 23.9°F 2.23 in 28.3 in 13
March 42.7°F 19.8°F 31.2°F 2.59 in 26.9 in 11
April 49.7°F 26.6°F 38.1°F 2.68 in 20.9 in 13
May 60.0°F 35.0°F 47.5°F 2.17 in 7.0 in 11
June 70.6°F 42.2°F 56.4°F 1.06 in 0.4 in 7
July 75.5°F 48.1°F 61.8°F 1.97 in 11
August 73.1°F 47.1°F 60.1°F 1.75 in 13
September 66.9°F 40.0°F 53.4°F 1.89 in 1.0 in 10
October 55.2°F 29.8°F 42.5°F 2.09 in 10.2 in 9
November 41.6°F 19.4°F 30.5°F 2.09 in 20.5 in 10
December 31.9°F 10.3°F 21.1°F 2.00 in 27.5 in 12

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