Cripple Creek, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CRIPPLE CREEK 3NNW, CO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Annual swing
38°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,418
Cooling need
0

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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

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