Climate in Rifle, Colorado

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Climate

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Climate	Rifle, CO	United States
Rainfall (in.)	11.6	36.5
Snowfall (in.)	38.6	25
Precipitation Days	76	100
Sunny Days	242	205
Avg. July High	90	86.5
Avg. Jan. Low	9.4	20.5
Comfort Index (higher=better)	75	44
UV Index	6	4.3
Elevation ft.	5,352	1,060

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Rifle, CO, gets 12 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 39 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 76.

On average, there are 242 sunny days per year in Rifle, CO. The July high is around 90 degrees. The January low is 9. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 75 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.

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