Nucla, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from URAVAN, CO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Nucla has an annual average temperature of 54.4°F with about 11.9 inches of precipitation per year and 11.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 97.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (1.51 in) and June the driest (0.50 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.

Annual swing
48.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,890
Cooling need
1,077

Best time to visit Nucla

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

14 of 366 (3.8%) of Nucla'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.

1960s
38
1970s
48
1980s
51
1990s
78
2000s
103
2010s
48

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 44.9°F 16.7°F 30.8°F 0.85 in 2.4 in 6
February 51.2°F 23.2°F 37.2°F 0.92 in 2.3 in 7
March 61.3°F 30.3°F 45.8°F 1.05 in 0.7 in 7
April 68.3°F 36.0°F 52.2°F 0.88 in 7
May 78.9°F 45.3°F 62.1°F 0.88 in 7
June 91.2°F 53.9°F 72.5°F 0.50 in 4
July 97.0°F 61.5°F 79.2°F 1.00 in 7
August 93.5°F 59.5°F 76.5°F 1.25 in 8
September 85.3°F 50.1°F 67.7°F 1.51 in 8
October 72.0°F 37.4°F 54.7°F 1.24 in 0.3 in 7
November 57.4°F 27.6°F 42.5°F 0.86 in 1.0 in 6
December 44.9°F 18.5°F 31.7°F 0.97 in 4.4 in 7

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