2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
La Veta, CO vs Fairplay, CO

Highlights

On average, there are 246 sunny days per year in Fairplay. La Veta averages 274 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairplay, Colorado gets 14.5 inches of rain, on average, per year. La Veta, Colorado gets 19.5 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Fairplay averages 145.1 inches of snow per year. La Veta averages 101.7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Fairplay, Colorado
Summer High: the July high is around 71.3 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6.9
Rain: averages 14.5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 145.1 inches of snow a year

La Veta, Colorado
Summer High: the July high is around 82.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19.7
Rain: averages 19.5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 101.7 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fairplay is 5.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Colorado.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for La Veta is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

Today's Weather - La Veta, CO

49°F

Today's Weather - Fairplay, CO

39°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: La Veta / Fairplay

July is the hottest month for La Veta with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In La Veta, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for La Veta are June, August and July.

July is the hottest month for Fairplay with an average high temperature of 71.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Colorado. In Fairplay, there are 1 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairplay are July, August and June.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for La Veta with an average of 18.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fairplay with an average of 6.9°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.

In La Veta, there are 5.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.

In Fairplay, there are 0.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.

In La Veta, there are 155.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.

In Fairplay, there are 250.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In La Veta, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Colorado.

In Fairplay, there are 26.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

July is the wettest month in La Veta with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.5 inches in La Veta means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.


August is the wettest month in Fairplay with 2.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 14.5 inches in Fairplay means that it is drier than most places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in La Veta with 11.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 85.7 rainy days annually in La Veta, which is rainier than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

August is the rainiest month in Fairplay with 14.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 116.5 rainy days annually in Fairplay, which is one of the rainiest places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 101.7 inches in La Veta means that it is snowier than most places in Colorado.

An annual snowfall of 145.1 inches in Fairplay means that it is one of the snowiest places in Colorado.

March is the snowiest month in La Veta with 21.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

April is the snowiest month in Fairplay with 23.0 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.