Leadville, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LEADVILLE LAKE CO AP, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Leadville has an annual average temperature of 34.6°F with about 13.5 inches of precipitation per year and 156.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 71.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.87 in) and June the driest (0.82 in). Snow typically falls from January through December.
Best time to visit Leadville
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →70 of 366 (19.1%) of Leadville'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.
| 1940s | 13 | |
| 1950s | 53 | |
| 1960s | 41 | |
| 1970s | 9 | |
| 1980s | 38 | |
| 1990s | 46 | |
| 2000s | 86 | |
| 2010s | 26 | |
| 2020s | 54 |
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 | 29.5°F | 4.6°F | 17.1°F | 0.99 in | 18.8 in | 11 |
| February | 30.6°F | 5.7°F | 18.1°F | 0.91 in | 20.1 in | 11 |
| March | 36.9°F | 12.3°F | 24.6°F | 1.02 in | 21.1 in | 11 |
| April | 43.0°F | 19.1°F | 31.1°F | 1.36 in | 26.6 in | 12 |
| May | 54.3°F | 27.4°F | 40.9°F | 1.06 in | 11.8 in | 9 |
| June | 66.2°F | 34.0°F | 50.1°F | 0.82 in | 0.8 in | 6 |
| July | 71.0°F | 39.2°F | 55.1°F | 1.72 in | 0.2 in | 12 |
| August | 68.1°F | 38.1°F | 53.1°F | 1.87 in | — | 14 |
| September | 61.5°F | 31.6°F | 46.5°F | 1.13 in | 1.0 in | 9 |
| October | 49.9°F | 23.6°F | 36.7°F | 0.90 in | 13.8 in | 8 |
| November | 37.1°F | 12.5°F | 24.8°F | 0.86 in | 25.1 in | 9 |
| December | 29.4°F | 4.8°F | 17.1°F | 0.88 in | 17.6 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Leadville
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