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United States / Colorado / Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area / Clear Creek County / Silver Plume / Zip Codes
Silver Plume, CO has a mild climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer is around 70°F while the winter temperatures range between 15°F and 30°F. Precipitation is distributed throughout the year, with most coming during the spring and summer months. Snowfall occurs regularly between December and April each year, usually amounting to around 40 inches of snow per season. Overall, the climate in Silver Plume is moderate with seasonal variations in temperature and precipitation levels that make it an ideal place to live.

Silver Plume, Colorado gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Silver Plume averages 177 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 243 sunny days per year in Silver Plume. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Silver Plume gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 73 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 177 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Silver Plume is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Colorado.

8.2 Summer - 3.5 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Silver Plume, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

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Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Silver Plume with an average high temperature of 72.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Colorado. In Silver Plume, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Silver Plume are July, August and June.
In Silver Plume, there are 0.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Silver Plume with an average of 8.6°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.
In Silver Plume, there are 234.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Colorado.
In Silver Plume, there are 22.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Colorado.
Humidity is very low in Silver Plume, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
April is the wettest month in Silver Plume with 2.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.7 inches in Silver Plume means that it is one of the wettest places in Colorado.
August is the rainiest month in Silver Plume with 13.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 120.7 rainy days annually in Silver Plume, which is one of the rainiest places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 176.7 inches in Silver Plume means that it is one of the snowiest places in Colorado. March is the snowiest month in Silver Plume with 30.0 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Audrey  · Denver, CO
Demise of Historic Town of Silver Plume
Over 15 years ago

There is currently being considered by the BOD of the above Town to allow an installtion of a Garbage/Trash transfer station of 100 Tons a day 7 days a week into a large  More

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