Iliff, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from STERLING, CO US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Iliff has an annual average temperature of 51.4°F with about 15.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 15.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.67 in) and January the driest (0.33 in).

Annual swing
48.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,706
Cooling need
801

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Iliff'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.

1900s
0
1910s
25
1920s
15
1930s
50
1940s
14
1950s
35
1960s
25
1970s
33
1980s
47
1990s
64
2000s
57
2010s
1

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 42.1°F 15.6°F 28.9°F 0.33 in 2
February 45.6°F 18.5°F 32.1°F 0.54 in 2
March 56.7°F 26.7°F 41.7°F 0.77 in 3
April 63.7°F 35.3°F 49.5°F 1.32 in 5
May 73.4°F 45.5°F 59.5°F 2.24 in 8
June 84.9°F 56.7°F 70.8°F 2.20 in 8
July 91.2°F 62.2°F 76.7°F 2.67 in 8
August 88.6°F 59.6°F 74.1°F 1.52 in 7
September 81.3°F 49.0°F 65.1°F 1.63 in 5
October 66.2°F 35.3°F 50.8°F 1.22 in 4
November 53.1°F 24.4°F 38.7°F 0.45 in 3
December 41.8°F 15.5°F 28.6°F 0.35 in 3

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