Lamar, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAMAR, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lamar has an annual average temperature of 53.1°F with about 16.2 inches of precipitation per year and 29.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 93.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.81 in) and January the driest (0.33 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Lamar
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →33 of 366 (9%) of Lamar'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 | 26 | |
| 1900s | 28 | |
| 1910s | 29 | |
| 1920s | 45 | |
| 1930s | 69 | |
| 1940s | 11 | |
| 1950s | 11 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 15 | |
| 1980s | 25 | |
| 1990s | 20 | |
| 2000s | 19 | |
| 2010s | 25 | |
| 2020s | 20 |
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 | 45.1°F | 13.7°F | 29.4°F | 0.33 in | 6.3 in | 3 |
| February | 49.2°F | 17.0°F | 33.1°F | 0.42 in | 5.4 in | 3 |
| March | 60.2°F | 26.3°F | 43.3°F | 0.72 in | 4.7 in | 4 |
| April | 68.4°F | 36.1°F | 52.2°F | 1.46 in | 1.7 in | 6 |
| May | 77.7°F | 46.8°F | 62.2°F | 1.93 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| June | 88.7°F | 57.5°F | 73.1°F | 2.53 in | — | 7 |
| July | 93.3°F | 62.9°F | 78.1°F | 2.81 in | — | 8 |
| August | 90.6°F | 60.9°F | 75.7°F | 2.78 in | — | 7 |
| September | 83.5°F | 51.5°F | 67.5°F | 1.19 in | — | 5 |
| October | 69.9°F | 36.0°F | 53.0°F | 1.08 in | 2.1 in | 4 |
| November | 56.4°F | 23.3°F | 39.9°F | 0.48 in | 3.6 in | 3 |
| December | 45.5°F | 14.4°F | 30.0°F | 0.46 in | 5.9 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Lamar
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).