Zip 80729 (Grover, CO) Climate

The climate in 80729 Grover, CO is typically warm and dry with low humidity. The area experiences all four seasons, including hot summers with temperatures reaching up to the 90s, cold winters with temperatures sometimes dipping below 0°F and lots of sunshine throughout the year. Rainfall is usually minimal with an average of only 11 inches per year. The high elevation also causes temperatures to fluctuate quickly and be cooler than surrounding areas.

Grover (zip 80729), Colorado gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grover (zip 80729) averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 233 sunny days per year in Grover (zip 80729). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grover (zip 80729) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 80729 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Colorado.

8.9 Summer - 5.3 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 80729 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Grover, Colorado	United States
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	85.1°	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 80729 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Colorado. In the 80729 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 80729 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 80729 zip code, there are 19.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Colorado.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 80729 zip code with an average of 11.5°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.

In the 80729 zip code, there are 194.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

In the 80729 zip code, there are 13.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

Humidity in the 80729 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the 80729 zip code with 2.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.8 inches in the 80729 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Colorado.

May is the rainiest month in the 80729 zip code with 10.0 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 78.2 rainy days annually in the 80729 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.9 inches in the 80729 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Colorado. March is the snowiest month in the 80729 zip code with 8.2 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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