Cripple Creek, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CRIPPLE CREEK 3NNW, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Cripple Creek has an annual average temperature of 41.6°F with about 18 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 75.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.4°F). August is typically the wettest month (3.43 in) and January the driest (0.51 in).
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All-time records →219 of 366 (59.8%) of Cripple Creek'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.
| 2000s | 67 | |
| 2010s | 171 | |
| 2020s | 128 |
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 | 34.3°F | 14.4°F | 24.3°F | 0.51 in | — | — |
| February | 36.1°F | 14.6°F | 25.3°F | 0.55 in | — | — |
| March | 43.2°F | 21.0°F | 32.1°F | 1.31 in | — | — |
| April | 48.9°F | 25.9°F | 37.4°F | 1.67 in | — | — |
| May | 59.3°F | 34.1°F | 46.7°F | 1.81 in | — | — |
| June | 71.2°F | 44.4°F | 57.8°F | 1.77 in | — | — |
| July | 75.7°F | 48.9°F | 62.3°F | 3.20 in | — | — |
| August | 72.3°F | 47.1°F | 59.7°F | 3.43 in | — | — |
| September | 66.8°F | 41.1°F | 54.0°F | 1.71 in | — | — |
| October | 54.9°F | 30.4°F | 42.7°F | 0.89 in | — | — |
| November | 42.5°F | 22.8°F | 32.7°F | 0.57 in | — | — |
| December | 34.3°F | 14.4°F | 24.4°F | 0.56 in | — | — |
Climate twins of Cripple Creek
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