Rye, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RYE 1SW, CO US.

Cfb Oceanic climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rye has an annual average temperature of 50°F with about 25.4 inches of precipitation per year and 130.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 22.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.79 in) and February the driest (1.20 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,655
Cooling need
249

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

204 of 366 (55.7%) of Rye'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
17
2000s
83
2010s
156
2020s
110

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 43.6°F 23.1°F 33.3°F 1.25 in 18.1 in 6
February 44.5°F 24.0°F 34.3°F 1.20 in 20.3 in 8
March 52.3°F 29.7°F 41.0°F 2.37 in 23.9 in 8
April 57.8°F 35.3°F 46.5°F 3.26 in 21.1 in 10
May 67.0°F 43.9°F 55.4°F 2.39 in 2.6 in 11
June 78.6°F 53.3°F 65.9°F 1.81 in 9
July 81.8°F 57.8°F 69.8°F 3.79 in 14
August 79.0°F 56.3°F 67.6°F 3.08 in 14
September 73.4°F 50.5°F 61.9°F 1.73 in 0.6 in 8
October 62.1°F 38.9°F 50.5°F 1.73 in 9.1 in 7
November 51.2°F 30.2°F 40.7°F 1.55 in 13.4 in 6
December 43.1°F 22.7°F 32.9°F 1.21 in 21.1 in 7

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