Snowmass Village, CO Climate


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Snowmass Village, CO has a highland climate with mild summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 65 degrees Fahrenheit while the winter temperatures can drop into the single digits at night. Snowmass Village usually sees more than 300 inches of snow each year, making it an ideal destination for winter sports enthusiasts. Winter days are usually sunny and crisp with low humidity levels. Precipitation throughout the year is generally light, but the surrounding mountains often bring afternoon thunderstorms during the summer months.

Snowmass Village, Colorado gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Snowmass Village averages 191 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 Snowmass Village. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Snowmass Village gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 191 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Snowmass Village is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

8.7 Summer - 3.5 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Snowmass Village, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSnowmass Village, ColoradoUnited States
  20.2 in.38.1 in.
  191.3 in.27.8 in.
  118.4 days106.2 days
  245 days205 days
  78.6°85.8°
  8.3°21.7°
  5.97
  5.84.3
  8209 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 Snowmass Village with an average high temperature of 78.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In Snowmass Village, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Snowmass Village are July, August and June.
In Snowmass Village, there are 0.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Snowmass Village with an average of 8.3°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.
In Snowmass Village, there are 210.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Colorado.
In Snowmass Village, there are 15.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Colorado.
Humidity is very low in Snowmass Village, 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.
April is the wettest month in Snowmass Village with 2.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.2 inches in Snowmass Village means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.
August is the rainiest month in Snowmass Village with 12.5 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 118.4 rainy days annually in Snowmass Village, which is one of the rainiest places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 191.3 inches in Snowmass Village means that it is one of the snowiest places in Colorado. December is the snowiest month in Snowmass Village with 32.3 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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