McClave, CO Climate

McClave, CO has a semi-arid climate with very warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is low throughout the year, although the area typically receives some snowfall in the winter months. The average high temperatures in July range from 83 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the average lows in January range from 14 to 19 degrees Fahrenheit. Due to its arid climate, McClave experiences periods of drought which can lead to wildfires during dry periods in late summer and autumn.

Climate	McClave, 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.