Vail, CO

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Vail has an annual average temperature of 37.9°F with about 22.4 inches of precipitation per year and 189.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 76.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.6°F). April is typically the wettest month (2.41 in) and June the driest (1.24 in). Snow typically falls from January through December.

Annual swing
41.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,774
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

82 of 366 (22.4%) of Vail'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.

1980s
133
1990s
80
2000s
52
2010s
61
2020s
40

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 28.5°F 6.6°F 17.5°F 1.98 in 35.3 in 12
February 33.0°F 9.2°F 21.1°F 2.01 in 35.7 in 12
March 41.7°F 16.7°F 29.2°F 1.76 in 28.2 in 10
April 49.4°F 23.8°F 36.6°F 2.41 in 21.2 in 9
May 60.4°F 31.0°F 45.7°F 2.00 in 4.8 in 9
June 71.4°F 35.6°F 53.5°F 1.24 in 0.6 in 7
July 76.7°F 41.6°F 59.2°F 1.77 in 10
August 74.0°F 40.8°F 57.4°F 1.75 in 11
September 66.6°F 34.0°F 50.3°F 1.96 in 0.9 in 9
October 54.1°F 25.2°F 39.7°F 1.83 in 8.6 in 7
November 37.7°F 15.1°F 26.4°F 2.00 in 25.9 in 10
December 28.0°F 7.1°F 17.6°F 1.73 in 28.0 in 11

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