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United States / Colorado / Pueblo Metro Area / Pueblo County / Blende / Zip Codes
Blende, CO has a semi-arid climate, making it one of the driest and hottest places in the United States. Summers are usually quite hot with temperatures reaching up to 100°F, while winters are cold and dry with occasional snowfall. Rainfall is not particularly abundant throughout the year but does increase during the monsoon season. Despite its dry climate, Blende is known for being extremely sunny throughout most of the year with an average of 300 days of sunshine each year.

Blende, Colorado gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blende averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 258 sunny days per year in Blende. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blende gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Blende is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Colorado.

8.1 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Blende, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlende, ColoradoUnited States
  12.8 in.38.1 in.
  25.8 in.27.8 in.
  70.3 days106.2 days
  258 days205 days
  92.9°85.8°
  16.4°21.7°
  7.57
  54.3
  4737 ft.2443 ft.
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 Blende with an average high temperature of 92.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Colorado. In Blende, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blende are May, September and October.
In Blende, there are 59.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Colorado.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blende with an average of 16.4°. This is warmer than most places in Colorado.
In Blende, there are 150.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.
In Blende, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.
Humidity in Blende is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
August is the wettest month in Blende with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.8 inches in Blende means that it is drier than most places in Colorado.
August is the rainiest month in Blende with 9.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 70.3 rainy days annually in Blende, which is less rainy than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.8 inches in Blende means that it is one of the least snowy places in Colorado. January is the snowiest month in Blende with 5.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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