2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Fort Garland, CO vs Spencer, IA

Highlights

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Spencer. Fort Garland averages 285 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spencer, Iowa gets 29.2 inches of rain, on average, per year. Fort Garland, Colorado gets 11 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Spencer averages 34.1 inches of snow per year. Fort Garland averages 44.4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Spencer, Iowa
Summer High: the July high is around 83.8 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 29.2 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34.1 inches of snow a year

Fort Garland, Colorado
Summer High: the July high is around 79.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7.7
Rain: averages 11 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44.4 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Spencer is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Garland is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

Today's Weather - Fort Garland, CO

62°F

Today's Weather - Spencer, IA

83°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Fort Garland / Spencer

July is the hottest month for Fort Garland with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In Fort Garland, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Garland are August, July and June.

July is the hottest month for Spencer with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Spencer, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Spencer are June, August and September.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Garland with an average of 7.7°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Spencer with an average of 6.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In Fort Garland, there are 2.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.

In Spencer, there are 12.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In Fort Garland, there are 204.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

In Spencer, there are 163.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In Fort Garland, there are 18.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

In Spencer, there are 26.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

August is the wettest month in Fort Garland with 1.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 11.0 inches in Fort Garland means that it is one of the driest places in Colorado.


June is the wettest month in Spencer with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.2 inches in Spencer means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.

August is the rainiest month in Fort Garland with 10.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.2 rainy days. There are 69.0 rainy days annually in Fort Garland, which is less rainy than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

May is the rainiest month in Spencer with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 95.6 rainy days annually in Spencer, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.4 inches in Fort Garland means that it is less snowy than most places in Colorado.

An annual snowfall of 34.1 inches in Spencer means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa.

March is the snowiest month in Fort Garland with 8.2 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

December is the snowiest month in Spencer with 8.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.