Bark Ranch, CO Climate


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Bark Ranch, CO is a beautiful place to live with an ideal climate for outdoorsy types. Summers are warm and sunny, with temperatures averaging in the high 70s and low 80s. The winters are milder than most other areas in Colorado, with the temperature rarely dipping below freezing. Rainfall is relatively low during the year, with most of it falling between May and September. The air is usually clear and crisp, making it perfect for outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, and fishing.

Bark Ranch, Colorado gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bark Ranch averages 147 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 245 sunny days per year in Bark Ranch. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bark Ranch gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 147 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bark Ranch is 5.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Colorado.

8.3 Summer - 3.5 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Bark Ranch, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

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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.

July is the hottest month for Bark Ranch with an average high temperature of 75.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In Bark Ranch, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bark Ranch are July, August and June.
In Bark Ranch, there are 0.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bark Ranch with an average of 5.4°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.
In Bark Ranch, there are 249.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.
In Bark Ranch, there are 36.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.
Humidity is very low in Bark Ranch, 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.
August is the wettest month in Bark Ranch with 2.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.3 inches in Bark Ranch means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.
August is the rainiest month in Bark Ranch with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 112.7 rainy days annually in Bark Ranch, 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 147.0 inches in Bark Ranch means that it is one of the snowiest places in Colorado. April is the snowiest month in Bark Ranch with 26.9 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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