Walden, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WALDEN, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Walden has an annual average temperature of 35.3°F with about 12.1 inches of precipitation per year and 67.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 76.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (1.53 in) and January the driest (0.58 in). Snow typically falls from January through December.
Best time to visit Walden
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →38 of 366 (10.4%) of Walden'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.
| 1890s | 30 | |
| 1900s | 42 | |
| 1930s | 10 | |
| 1940s | 21 | |
| 1950s | 30 | |
| 1960s | 18 | |
| 1970s | 19 | |
| 1980s | 66 | |
| 1990s | 40 | |
| 2000s | 37 | |
| 2010s | 26 | |
| 2020s | 27 |
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 | 26.7°F | 1.9°F | 14.3°F | 0.58 in | 9.3 in | 8 |
| February | 29.6°F | 4.4°F | 17.0°F | 0.64 in | 9.0 in | 8 |
| March | 38.6°F | 13.1°F | 25.8°F | 0.72 in | 7.7 in | 7 |
| April | 47.4°F | 20.0°F | 33.7°F | 1.14 in | 10.1 in | 9 |
| May | 58.1°F | 27.6°F | 42.9°F | 1.53 in | 3.8 in | 10 |
| June | 68.8°F | 34.5°F | 51.7°F | 1.21 in | 0.5 in | 8 |
| July | 76.1°F | 38.4°F | 57.3°F | 1.34 in | — | 10 |
| August | 74.1°F | 36.3°F | 55.2°F | 1.27 in | — | 11 |
| September | 66.4°F | 29.4°F | 47.9°F | 1.34 in | 1.0 in | 8 |
| October | 52.9°F | 20.7°F | 36.8°F | 0.98 in | 6.0 in | 7 |
| November | 38.3°F | 11.8°F | 25.1°F | 0.75 in | 9.5 in | 8 |
| December | 27.7°F | 3.2°F | 15.4°F | 0.62 in | 10.2 in | 8 |
Climate twins of Walden
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