Kit Carson, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KIT CARSON, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Kit Carson has an annual average temperature of 50.9°F with about 15.4 inches of precipitation per year and 15.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.71 in) and January the driest (0.26 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Kit Carson
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →26 of 366 (7.1%) of Kit Carson'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.
| 1890s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 8 | |
| 1940s | 55 | |
| 1950s | 62 | |
| 1960s | 44 | |
| 1970s | 39 | |
| 1980s | 24 | |
| 1990s | 24 | |
| 2000s | 58 | |
| 2010s | 36 | |
| 2020s | 16 |
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 | 45.4°F | 11.7°F | 28.6°F | 0.26 in | 2.4 in | 2 |
| February | 47.8°F | 14.4°F | 31.1°F | 0.35 in | 3.0 in | 3 |
| March | 57.7°F | 23.5°F | 40.6°F | 0.65 in | 3.0 in | 3 |
| April | 65.9°F | 31.7°F | 48.8°F | 1.32 in | 0.9 in | 5 |
| May | 75.3°F | 43.2°F | 59.2°F | 2.24 in | — | 6 |
| June | 86.7°F | 53.8°F | 70.2°F | 2.25 in | — | 6 |
| July | 92.2°F | 59.2°F | 75.7°F | 2.65 in | — | 7 |
| August | 89.2°F | 57.5°F | 73.3°F | 2.71 in | — | 7 |
| September | 82.3°F | 47.3°F | 64.8°F | 0.90 in | — | 3 |
| October | 68.8°F | 33.0°F | 50.9°F | 1.25 in | 0.2 in | 3 |
| November | 55.3°F | 21.0°F | 38.2°F | 0.42 in | 2.4 in | 2 |
| December | 45.4°F | 12.9°F | 29.2°F | 0.42 in | 4.0 in | 2 |
Climate twins of Kit Carson
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