Olathe, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONTROSE RGNL AP, CO US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Olathe has an annual average temperature of 50.3°F with about 8.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.8°F). September is typically the wettest month (1.17 in) and June the driest (0.36 in).

Annual swing
46.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,847
Cooling need
573

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

144 of 366 (39.3%) of Olathe'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.

1990s
36
2000s
143
2010s
101
2020s
86

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 38.5°F 15.8°F 27.2°F 0.41 in 5
February 45.3°F 22.2°F 33.7°F 0.42 in 6
March 55.4°F 28.7°F 42.1°F 0.62 in 7
April 63.2°F 35.1°F 49.2°F 0.78 in 7
May 73.7°F 43.4°F 58.6°F 0.82 in 6
June 85.5°F 51.9°F 68.7°F 0.36 in 3
July 90.0°F 58.0°F 74.0°F 0.80 in 7
August 86.7°F 56.1°F 71.4°F 0.90 in 7
September 78.6°F 47.9°F 63.2°F 1.17 in 7
October 65.2°F 36.2°F 50.7°F 0.98 in 6
November 50.9°F 25.3°F 38.1°F 0.56 in 5
December 38.6°F 16.1°F 27.3°F 0.46 in 6

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