Kim, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KIM 10SSE, CO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kim has an annual average temperature of 54.2°F with about 16.1 inches of precipitation per year and 26.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.3°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.89 in) and January the driest (0.36 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
39.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,617
Cooling need
729

Best time to visit Kim

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

168 of 366 (45.9%) of Kim'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.

1980s
15
1990s
43
2000s
74
2010s
132
2020s
102

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 49.6°F 21.3°F 35.4°F 0.36 in 4.2 in 3
February 52.6°F 23.5°F 38.1°F 0.36 in 2.8 in 3
March 60.2°F 30.4°F 45.3°F 0.92 in 5.0 in 4
April 66.7°F 37.2°F 52.0°F 1.37 in 4.2 in 6
May 76.1°F 47.2°F 61.6°F 1.92 in 0.4 in 7
June 85.1°F 56.5°F 70.8°F 2.05 in 7
July 89.1°F 60.9°F 75.0°F 2.80 in 9
August 86.4°F 59.2°F 72.8°F 2.89 in 8
September 80.1°F 51.4°F 65.7°F 1.52 in 5
October 69.7°F 38.7°F 54.2°F 0.89 in 2.1 in 3
November 58.4°F 28.7°F 43.6°F 0.48 in 3.3 in 3
December 49.5°F 22.2°F 35.9°F 0.52 in 4.9 in 3

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