Gilcrest, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GREELEY UNC, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Gilcrest has an annual average temperature of 52.1°F with about 14.7 inches of precipitation per year and 34.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.65 in) and January the driest (0.45 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit Gilcrest
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →120 of 366 (32.8%) of Gilcrest'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.
| 1960s | 4 | |
| 1970s | 22 | |
| 1980s | 28 | |
| 1990s | 35 | |
| 2000s | 122 | |
| 2010s | 70 | |
| 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 | 44.1°F | 17.5°F | 30.8°F | 0.45 in | 5.7 in | 4 |
| February | 47.7°F | 20.0°F | 33.9°F | 0.45 in | 5.1 in | 4 |
| March | 59.1°F | 28.1°F | 43.6°F | 0.91 in | 5.1 in | 5 |
| April | 66.0°F | 35.3°F | 50.7°F | 1.83 in | 3.7 in | 8 |
| May | 74.7°F | 44.5°F | 59.6°F | 2.65 in | 0.5 in | 11 |
| June | 85.8°F | 53.6°F | 69.7°F | 1.78 in | — | 8 |
| July | 91.7°F | 59.3°F | 75.5°F | 1.61 in | — | 7 |
| August | 89.2°F | 57.3°F | 73.3°F | 1.56 in | — | 7 |
| September | 81.9°F | 48.7°F | 65.3°F | 1.13 in | 0.5 in | 6 |
| October | 67.8°F | 36.6°F | 52.2°F | 1.06 in | 3.3 in | 6 |
| November | 53.6°F | 25.8°F | 39.7°F | 0.67 in | 5.4 in | 4 |
| December | 43.4°F | 17.8°F | 30.6°F | 0.55 in | 5.6 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Gilcrest
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).