Craig, CO

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Craig has an annual average temperature of 42.9°F with about 14.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.0°F). September is typically the wettest month (1.75 in) and February the driest (0.89 in).

Annual swing
51.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,082
Cooling need
138

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

207 of 366 (56.6%) of Craig'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.

1990s
23
2000s
87
2010s
124
2020s
132

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 30.6°F 3.0°F 16.8°F 0.91 in 10
February 35.7°F 8.6°F 22.2°F 0.89 in 10
March 48.2°F 19.8°F 34.0°F 0.99 in 10
April 58.5°F 27.3°F 42.9°F 1.67 in 11
May 69.1°F 34.5°F 51.8°F 1.63 in 10
June 81.2°F 40.6°F 60.9°F 0.99 in 7
July 89.2°F 47.3°F 68.3°F 0.93 in 8
August 86.5°F 46.0°F 66.3°F 0.97 in 9
September 77.2°F 36.9°F 57.1°F 1.75 in 7
October 62.3°F 26.4°F 44.4°F 1.48 in 9
November 46.6°F 17.1°F 31.8°F 0.99 in 8
December 32.2°F 5.3°F 18.7°F 0.90 in 10

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