Lakeside, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WHEAT RIDGE 2, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lakeside has an annual average temperature of 50.3°F with about 17.1 inches of precipitation per year and 75.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 16.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.65 in) and December the driest (0.62 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit Lakeside
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →85 of 366 (23.2%) of Lakeside'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 | 81 | |
| 1990s | 100 | |
| 2000s | 79 | |
| 2010s | 48 | |
| 2020s | 58 |
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 | 47.2°F | 17.1°F | 32.2°F | 0.64 in | 9.6 in | 5 |
| February | 48.3°F | 18.3°F | 33.3°F | 0.78 in | 11.9 in | 6 |
| March | 56.6°F | 25.9°F | 41.2°F | 1.48 in | 12.9 in | 7 |
| April | 61.9°F | 33.0°F | 47.5°F | 2.31 in | 12.1 in | 9 |
| May | 70.9°F | 42.5°F | 56.7°F | 2.65 in | 2.2 in | 10 |
| June | 82.5°F | 51.1°F | 66.8°F | 1.67 in | — | 8 |
| July | 88.2°F | 56.8°F | 72.5°F | 1.88 in | — | 9 |
| August | 86.3°F | 54.5°F | 70.4°F | 1.60 in | — | 8 |
| September | 79.0°F | 45.2°F | 62.1°F | 1.34 in | 1.0 in | 7 |
| October | 66.0°F | 33.6°F | 49.8°F | 1.22 in | 5.9 in | 6 |
| November | 54.8°F | 23.9°F | 39.4°F | 0.92 in | 10.0 in | 6 |
| December | 46.6°F | 16.7°F | 31.6°F | 0.62 in | 9.9 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Lakeside
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).