Fairplay, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FAIRPLAY S PARK RD, CO US.

Dfc Subarctic climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fairplay has an annual average temperature of 36.6°F with about 15.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 71.0°F), and the coldest is February (average low 9.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.40 in) and November the driest (0.63 in).

Annual swing
36.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
10,209
Cooling need
0

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150 of 366 (41%) of Fairplay'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
164
2010s
117
2020s
85

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 30.8°F 9.7°F 20.2°F 0.65 in
February 30.9°F 9.3°F 20.1°F 0.66 in
March 38.1°F 15.6°F 26.9°F 1.10 in
April 44.5°F 21.9°F 33.2°F 1.35 in
May 54.5°F 29.1°F 41.8°F 1.78 in
June 65.8°F 36.6°F 51.2°F 1.13 in
July 71.0°F 42.4°F 56.7°F 2.40 in
August 68.3°F 41.0°F 54.6°F 2.22 in
September 62.1°F 34.7°F 48.4°F 1.44 in
October 50.9°F 25.9°F 38.4°F 1.01 in
November 39.1°F 16.8°F 28.0°F 0.63 in
December 30.7°F 9.7°F 20.2°F 0.73 in

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