Elizabeth, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELIZABETH 2NW, CO US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Elizabeth has an annual average temperature of 48.2°F with about 19.3 inches of precipitation per year and 74.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.9°F), and the coldest is December (average low 17.4°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.97 in) and January the driest (0.65 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.

Annual swing
39.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,303
Cooling need
249

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

152 of 366 (41.5%) of Elizabeth'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
49
2000s
117
2010s
52
2020s
148

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 42.9°F 18.4°F 30.7°F 0.65 in 7.9 in 5
February 43.5°F 17.6°F 30.6°F 1.05 in 10.2 in 6
March 51.8°F 24.7°F 38.2°F 1.33 in 10.9 in 7
April 58.1°F 29.8°F 44.0°F 2.33 in 14.6 in 8
May 66.9°F 39.7°F 53.3°F 2.40 in 2.8 in 10
June 79.5°F 49.3°F 64.4°F 1.87 in 9
July 84.9°F 55.5°F 70.2°F 2.97 in 12
August 82.4°F 53.7°F 68.1°F 2.31 in 12
September 75.9°F 46.5°F 61.2°F 1.48 in 0.3 in 8
October 62.9°F 34.8°F 48.8°F 1.12 in 8.7 in 6
November 51.6°F 24.9°F 38.3°F 0.81 in 7.4 in 5
December 43.3°F 17.4°F 30.4°F 0.96 in 12.0 in 5

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