Zip 81248 (Sargents, CO) Climate

81248 Sargents, CO has an arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is typically in the high 90s or low 100s during the day, but during nighttime temperatures can dip to around 40 degrees. Winters are cold with average temperatures ranging between 20-30 degrees during the day and dropping to 0-10 degrees at night. Precipitation is light throughout the year, mostly consisting of snowfall in the winter months.

Sargents (zip 81248), Colorado gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sargents (zip 81248) averages 121 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 281 sunny days per year in Sargents (zip 81248). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sargents (zip 81248) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 73 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -5
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 121 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 81248 zip code is 5.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Colorado.

8.3 Summer - 3.6 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 81248 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sargents, Colorado	United States
	15.8 in.	38.1 in.
	120.6 in.	27.8 in.
	93.5 days	106.2 days
	281 days	205 days
	72.5°	85.8°
	-4.7°	21.7°
	5.7	7
	5.4	4.3
	9409 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 the 81248 zip code with an average high temperature of 72.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Colorado. In the 81248 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 81248 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 81248 zip code, 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 the 81248 zip code with an average of -4.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In the 81248 zip code, there are 238.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In the 81248 zip code, there are 63.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

Humidity is very low in the 81248 zip code, 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 the 81248 zip code with 1.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.8 inches in the 81248 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in the 81248 zip code with 10.9 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 93.5 rainy days annually in the 81248 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 120.6 inches in the 81248 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Colorado. December is the snowiest month in the 81248 zip code with 23.7 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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