Arapahoe, CO Climate

Arapahoe, CO has a semi-arid climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is typically in the mid-80s Fahrenheit (around 29°C) while the winter months bring temperatures down to below freezing, with lows often dipping into the teens Fahrenheit (around -7°C). Precipitation is fairly low throughout the year, averaging about 18 inches annually with snowfall totaling around 40 inches per season.

Climate	Arapahoe, Colorado	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

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.