2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Lafayette, CO vs Livingston, MT

Highlights

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Livingston. Lafayette averages 246 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Livingston, Montana gets 15.7 inches of rain, on average, per year. Lafayette, Colorado gets 17.3 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Livingston averages 52.7 inches of snow per year. Lafayette averages 69.4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Livingston, Montana
Summer High: the July high is around 84.4 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 15.7 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 52.7 inches of snow a year

Lafayette, Colorado
Summer High: the July high is around 90.3 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20.2
Rain: averages 17.3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 69.4 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Livingston is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Montana.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lafayette is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Colorado.

Today's Weather - Lafayette, CO

59°F

Today's Weather - Livingston, MT

52°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Lafayette / Livingston

July is the hottest month for Lafayette with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Colorado. In Lafayette, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lafayette are September, May and June.

July is the hottest month for Livingston with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Montana. In Livingston, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Livingston are June, September and August.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lafayette with an average of 19.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Livingston with an average of 15.1°. This is warmer than most places in Montana.

In Lafayette, there are 44.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Colorado.

In Livingston, there are 18.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Montana.

In Lafayette, there are 142.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

In Livingston, there are 169.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Montana.

In Lafayette, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

In Livingston, there are 15.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Montana.

May is the wettest month in Lafayette with 2.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.3 inches in Lafayette means that it is about average compared to other places in Colorado.


June is the wettest month in Livingston with 2.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.7 inches in Livingston means that it is wetter than most places in Montana.

May is the rainiest month in Lafayette with 10.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 87.3 rainy days annually in Lafayette, which is rainier than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

June is the rainiest month in Livingston with 11.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 92.4 rainy days annually in Livingston, which is about average compared to other places in Montana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 69.4 inches in Lafayette means that it is snowier than most places in Colorado.

An annual snowfall of 52.7 inches in Livingston means that it is snowier than most places in Montana.

March is the snowiest month in Lafayette with 13.5 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

March is the snowiest month in Livingston with 10.1 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.