Woodland Park, CO Climate


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Woodland Park, CO, located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, has a temperate climate with warm summers and cool winters. The annual average temperature is around 50°F, with average summer highs of 78°F and winter lows of 18°F. The area receives plenty of sunshine throughout the year, averaging 300 days annually. During winter months, Woodland Park typically receives snowfall, giving residents and visitors alike plenty of opportunities to explore the area's outdoor winter activities. There is also an abundance of rain during spring and summer months, allowing for lush vegetation to thrive.

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

Woodland Park averages 89 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 Woodland Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Woodland Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 3
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 89 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Woodland Park is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

8.3 Summer - 4.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Woodland Park, while March and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWoodland Park, ColoradoUnited States
  17.6 in.38.1 in.
  89.3 in.27.8 in.
  87.3 days106.2 days
  245 days205 days
  75.7°85.8°
  3.2°21.7°
  6.37
  5.44.3
  8481 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 Woodland Park with an average high temperature of 75.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In Woodland Park, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Woodland Park are July, August and June.
In Woodland Park, there are 0.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Woodland Park with an average of 3.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Colorado.
In Woodland Park, there are 237.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.
In Woodland Park, there are 35.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.
Humidity is very low in Woodland Park, 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 Woodland Park with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 47% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.6 inches in Woodland Park means that it is about average compared to other places in Colorado.
August is the rainiest month in Woodland Park with 14.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 87.3 rainy days annually in Woodland Park, which is rainier than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 42% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 89.3 inches in Woodland Park means that it is snowier than most places in Colorado. March is the snowiest month in Woodland Park with 19.6 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I think the state January low temperature reading of 3 degrees is way too low. Most other weather services report the January low, at about 10 degrees warmer which would  More

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Over 6 years ago

We've lived here for 15 years and love it. Our new neighbors, who moved here a year ago from Virginia, refer to it as "Paradise." We like the clean air and sunshine.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I still like Woodland Park, CO and despite the fact that I went through a terrible divorce there, its a beautiful and quaint little place to live. You do need some  More

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