Greeley, Colorado 

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Climate in Greeley, Colorado

Greeley, CO has a semi-arid climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and dry, while winters are cold and snowy.

Greeley, Colorado gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greeley averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Greeley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greeley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 77 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 15 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year


BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Greeley is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Colorado.

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Summer   /   Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Greeley, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate Averages
  Greeley, ColoradoUnited States
  14.8 in.38.1 in.
  39.5 in.27.8 in.
  76.6 days106.2 days
  244 days205 days
  90.2°85.8°
  14.7°21.7°
  7.27
  5.24.3
  4675 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 Greeley with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Colorado. In Greeley, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greeley are September, May and June.


In Greeley, there are 44.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Colorado.


December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greeley with an average of 14.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Colorado.


In Greeley, there are 164.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Colorado.


In Greeley, there are 8.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Colorado.


Humidity in Greeley 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.


May is the wettest month in Greeley with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 14.8 inches in Greeley means that it is drier than most places in Colorado.


May is the rainiest month in Greeley with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 76.6 rainy days annually in Greeley, which is less rainy than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.


An annual snowfall of 39.5 inches in Greeley means that it is less snowy than most places in Colorado. March is the snowiest month in Greeley with 8.5 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.





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    Transplants Be Warned - 8/11/2021
    I was born and raised in Greeley. I tried to run away to a real city like San Francisco in 1996. What landed me back here is that cost of living and rent was affordable.... Read More

    Great restaurants, decent college, and bigoted ppl - 7/16/2020
    I lived in Greeley, CO during my undergraduate for 4 years. I recently moved to go receive my graduate degree elsewhere. However, there are so many ups and downs of this... Read More


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