2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Fruita, CO vs Cle Elum, WA

Highlights

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Cle Elum. Fruita averages 246 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cle Elum, Washington gets 28.2 inches of rain, on average, per year. Fruita, Colorado gets 9.5 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Cle Elum averages 78.5 inches of snow per year. Fruita averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Cle Elum, Washington
Summer High: the July high is around 79.9 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23.6
Rain: averages 28.2 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78.5 inches of snow a year

Fruita, Colorado
Summer High: the July high is around 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15.9
Rain: averages 9.5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cle Elum is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Washington.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fruita is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Colorado.

Today's Weather - Fruita, CO

57°F

Today's Weather - Cle Elum, WA

54°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Fruita / Cle Elum

July is the hottest month for Fruita with an average high temperature of 93.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Colorado. In Fruita, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fruita are May, September and June.

August is the hottest month for Cle Elum with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Washington. In Cle Elum, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cle Elum are July, August and September.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fruita with an average of 15.9°. This is warmer than most places in Colorado.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cle Elum with an average of 22.6°. This is colder than most places in Washington.

In Fruita, there are 56.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Colorado.

In Cle Elum, there are 14.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Washington.

In Fruita, there are 141.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

In Cle Elum, there are 146.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Washington.

In Fruita, there are 3.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

In Cle Elum, there are 2.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Washington.

October is the wettest month in Fruita with 1.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 32% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 9.5 inches in Fruita means that it is one of the driest places in Colorado.


November is the wettest month in Cle Elum with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.2 inches in Cle Elum means that it is drier than most places in Washington.

March is the rainiest month in Fruita with 6.4 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 65.3 rainy days annually in Fruita, which is less rainy than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

November is the rainiest month in Cle Elum with 15.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 117.8 rainy days annually in Cle Elum, which is less rainy than most places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.0 inches in Fruita means that it is one of the least snowy places in Colorado.

An annual snowfall of 78.5 inches in Cle Elum means that it is one of the snowiest places in Washington.

December is the snowiest month in Fruita with 4.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

December is the snowiest month in Cle Elum with 25.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.