Zip 80446 (Granby, CO) Climate

Granby, CO 80446 has a cold semi-arid climate with relatively dry warm summers and snowy cold winters. July is usually the hottest month with an average high temperature of 82°F (27°C). January is the coldest month with an average low temperature of 2°F (-17°C). Granby receives about 13 inches of precipitation annually, making it a semi-arid environment. Snowfall typically totals around 74 inches per year, which makes it one of the snowiest cities in Colorado.

Granby (zip 80446), Colorado gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Granby (zip 80446) averages 187 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 Granby (zip 80446). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Granby (zip 80446) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 2
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 187 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 80446 zip code is 5.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Colorado.

8.2 Summer - 2.9 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 80446 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Granby, Colorado	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
	245 days	Unlock
	75.8°	85.8°
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	5.3	Unlock
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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 80446 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In the 80446 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 80446 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 80446 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 80446 zip code with an average of 1.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In the 80446 zip code, there are 273.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In the 80446 zip code, there are 46.9 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 80446 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.

April is the wettest month in the 80446 zip code with 2.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.1 inches in the 80446 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in the 80446 zip code with 13.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 131.6 rainy days annually in the 80446 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 186.9 inches in the 80446 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Colorado. April is the snowiest month in the 80446 zip code with 30.9 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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