Zip 80819 (Green Mountain Falls, CO) Climate

80819 Green Mountain Falls, CO has a mild climate with hot, dry summers and cold but sunny winters. Temperatures in the summer months reach into the 80s and 90s, while temperatures in the winter months usually stay between 20 and 40 degrees. Precipitation is generally low throughout the year, with most of it coming during the spring and fall months. The average humidity is also low, which keeps the air feeling refreshing all year round.

Green Mountain Falls (zip 80819), Colorado gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Green Mountain Falls (zip 80819) averages 99 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 Green Mountain Falls (zip 80819). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Green Mountain Falls (zip 80819) 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 99 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 80819 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

8.5 Summer - 4.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 80819 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Green Mountain Falls, Colorado	United States
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	79.4°	85.8°
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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 80819 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In the 80819 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 80819 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 80819 zip code, there are 2.0 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 80819 zip code with an average of 9.6°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.

In the 80819 zip code, there are 219.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

In the 80819 zip code, there are 20.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

Humidity is very low in the 80819 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 80819 zip code with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.1 inches in the 80819 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in the 80819 zip code with 13.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 93.8 rainy days annually in the 80819 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 99.3 inches in the 80819 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Colorado. March is the snowiest month in the 80819 zip code with 20.4 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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