Zip 81220 (Cimarron, CO) Climate

Cimarron, CO has a dry climate due to its location in the high desert and mountain region of Colorado. Summers are usually warm with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and low 40s at night. Winters in Cimarron are typically very cold with temperatures averaging around 20 degrees during the day and dropping into the negative range at night. Due to its elevation, snowfall is common throughout the winter months. Precipitation is generally light year-round, with annual rainfall amounts totaling about 13 inches per year.

Cimarron (zip 81220), Colorado gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cimarron (zip 81220) averages 139 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 Cimarron (zip 81220). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cimarron (zip 81220) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 139 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 81220 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

8.7 Summer - 3.9 Winter

July, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 81220 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cimarron, Colorado	United States
	18.2 in.	38.1 in.
	139.2 in.	27.8 in.
	109.2 days	106.2 days
	245 days	205 days
	78.4°	85.8°
	8.0°	21.7°
	6.1	7
	5.4	4.3
	8739 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 81220 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In the 81220 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 81220 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 81220 zip code, there are 0.4 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 81220 zip code with an average of 8.0°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.

In the 81220 zip code, there are 202.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

In the 81220 zip code, there are 18.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

Humidity is very low in the 81220 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 81220 zip code with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.2 inches in the 81220 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in the 81220 zip code with 15.0 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 109.2 rainy days annually in the 81220 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 139.2 inches in the 81220 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Colorado. March is the snowiest month in the 81220 zip code with 23.9 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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