Zip 80813 (Cripple Creek, CO) Climate

Cripple Creek, CO has a semi-arid climate with cool winters and hot summers. The average temperature during the summer months is in the mid to high 70s while winter temperatures usually stay in the upper 30s or low 40s. Snowfall is common during the winter months, with around 8 inches of accumulation per year. Rainfall is relatively light throughout the year, approximately 18 inches annually.

Cripple Creek (zip 80813), Colorado gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cripple Creek (zip 80813) averages 118 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 247 sunny days per year in Cripple Creek (zip 80813). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cripple Creek (zip 80813) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 74 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 118 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 80813 zip code is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

8.3 Summer - 4.5 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 80813 zip code, while March and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cripple Creek, Colorado	United States
	20.3 in.	38.1 in.
	118.0 in.	27.8 in.
	96.0 days	106.2 days
	247 days	205 days
	73.7°	85.8°
	11.5°	21.7°
	6	7
	5.4	4.3
	9925 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 80813 zip code with an average high temperature of 73.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Colorado. In the 80813 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 80813 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 80813 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 80813 zip code with an average of 11.0°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.

In the 80813 zip code, there are 211.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

In the 80813 zip code, there are 12.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

Humidity is very low in the 80813 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 80813 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.3 inches in the 80813 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in the 80813 zip code with 15.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 96.0 rainy days annually in the 80813 zip code, 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 118.0 inches in the 80813 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Colorado. March is the snowiest month in the 80813 zip code with 25.3 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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